Council of the Gods

Overview

Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a tortuous political transformation and maturation process. Eventually, he adopts political neutrality and closes his eyes to the fact that the poison being produced in his factory is being used in the extermination camps. Standing before the judges at the Nuremberg trials, he must face the fact that he is implicated in the deaths of millions in the gas chambers of the concentration camps.

Directed by Kurt Maetzig

Top cast

Fritz Tillmann

Dr. Hans Scholz

Paul Bildt

Chairman Mauch

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Helmuth Hinzelmann

Gen. Schirrwind

Yvonne Merin

Claudia Mauch

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Hans-Georg Rudolph

Director Tilgner

Inge Keller

Edith Scholz

Albert Garbe

Uncle Karl Scholz

Brigitte Krause

"Kaetchen" Scholz

Willy A. Kleinau

Dr. Lawson

Eva Pflug

Mabel Lawson

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Theodor Vogeler

Dr. Huttenraub

Herwart Grosse

Von Decken

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Käthe Scharf

Frau Scholz, Hans' wife

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Karl-Heinz Deickert

Dieter Scholz

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Helene Riechers

Frau Scholz, Hans' mother

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Arthur Wiesner

Herr Scholz, Hans' father

Agnes Windeck

Frau Mauch

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