
Council of the Gods
Drama
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.
Top Cast


Fritz Tillmann
Fritz Tillmann
Dr. Hans Scholz
Fritz Tillmann
Dr. Hans Scholz


Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt
Chairman Mauch
Paul Bildt
Chairman Mauch
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Gen. Schirrwind
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Gen. Schirrwind


Yvonne Merin
Yvonne Merin
Claudia Mauch
Yvonne Merin
Claudia Mauch
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Director Tilgner
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Director Tilgner


Inge Keller
Inge Keller
Edith Scholz
Inge Keller
Edith Scholz


Albert Garbe
Albert Garbe
Uncle Karl Scholz
Albert Garbe
Uncle Karl Scholz


Brigitte Krause
Brigitte Krause
"Kaetchen" Scholz
Brigitte Krause
"Kaetchen" Scholz


Willy A. Kleinau
Willy A. Kleinau
Dr. Lawson
Willy A. Kleinau
Dr. Lawson


Eva Pflug
Eva Pflug
Mabel Lawson
Eva Pflug
Mabel Lawson
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