Herwart Grosse

Based on the 1947 book I.G. Farben, by American author Richard Sasuly, and records from the Nuremberg Trial of the chemical giant I.G. Farben, Council of the Gods is a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. (imdb)

A dramatic reenactment of the Gleiwitz incident when Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against a German radio station in Gleiwitz, Poland (today Gliwice) as part of Operation Himmler, which was intended to justify a German invasion of Poland.

Professor Hans Mamlock is the distinguished chief of surgery in a university hospital. The year is 1933, and although the Professor is Jewish, he remains unconcerned with politics and the growing Nazi threat. Mamlock identifies strongly as a German, and he believes his culture to be simply incapable of the common barbarism associated with the Nazi party. Accordingly, he shows little understanding for people with strong or unpopular political views. (DEFA Film Library)

East German romance about a nonconformist young school teacher and a disenchanted journalist turned fisherman. (imdb)