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Haber (2008)
Director: Daniel Ragussis
Cast: Christian Berkel, Juliane Köhler, Wolf Kahler, Mark Margolis
Runtime34 min
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At the brink of World War I, Fritz Shimon Haber was Germany's greatest chemist. Haber's Nobel prize-winning synthetic fertilizers saved world's population from mass starvation. But as World War I broke out killing millions of German soldiers, the desperate German forces asks Shimon Haber to provide the army with new kind of weapon. Haber has already sacrificed his and his family's Jewish identity in order to become a respectable German citizen. With his decision to invent such a weapon, Haber was the first scientist in human history to unleash a weapon of mass destruction. Later he paid the ultimate price for his ambition as his wife Clara committed suicide and his invention was used for murdering millions of Jewish people during World War II.
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Haber is a critically acclaimed 2008 drama directed by Daniel Ragussis that explores the life of Fritz Shimon Haber, a pioneering German chemist whose inventions led to both life-saving fertilizers and deadly chemical weapons during World War I. The film's portrayal of Haber's moral dilemmas and the tragic consequences of his actions has resonated with audiences, as evidenced by its high ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
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Director Daniel Ragussis' 2008 historical drama 'Haber' offers a compelling exploration of the moral dilemmas faced by scientists, delving into the real-life story of chemist Fritz Haber and his fateful decision to develop chemical weapons during World War I. With powerful performances from Christian Berkel and Juliane Köhler, the film provides a thought-provoking examination of the consequences of ambition and the weight of moral compromise.
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Haber is a 2008 short-film written and directed by Daniel Ragussis. The film recounts the work of Fritz Haber in developing chemical weapons for the German Army during World War I.
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