Alfred Nobel & Bertha von Suttner (2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alfred Nobel & Bertha von Suttner: Ein Preis für den Frieden is a docudrama which premiered in 2025. 

 

In that year it was shown on French and German television (arte). In that year it was also shown on Swedish television.

 

The topic of this docudrama is the life and work of the famous Swedish entrepreneur Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) as well as the life and work of the famous Austrian peace activist Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914).

 

In this docudrama, the lives of Alfred Nobel and Bertha von Suttner are covered in great detail.

 

Here is some basic information about this docudrama:

 

** Directors: Daniel Skogström and David Walter Bruckner

** Writers: Daniel Skogström and Mathieu Schwartz

** Run time: 92 minutes

 

Several persons are interviewed in the docudrama. Here are the names of the participants. Listed in alphabetical order:

 

** Ingrid Carlberg – author of a biography about Alfred Nobel

** Bruno Fuligni - historian

** Jean Michel Guieu – historian – Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

** Georg Hamann – historian

** Gustav Källstrand – historian – the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm

 

** Hope Elizabeth May – Professor of Philosophy – Central Michigan University

** Ulrike Neidhöfer – historian – the Industrial Museum in Geesthacht, Germany

** Robin Olovsson - historian

** Carolina Wählby – member of the Nobel family

** Martina Winkelhofer – historian

 

Many historical moments have been recreated by actors who act but almost never speak.

 

I do not want to spoil the viewing for anyone. This is why I am not going to offer any details about what happens in this docudrama.

 

If you wish to know what happens to Alfred Nobel, to Bertha von Suttner, and to the people around them, you must watch the docudrama all the way to the end.

 

What do reviewers say about this docudrama?

 

On IMDb it has a rating of 70 percent. As you can see, the rating is good, but in my opinion, it is not good enough.

 

The topic is important. The story of Alfred Nobel and Bertha von Suttner deserves to be told, and in this docudrama, it is done very well.

 

I want to go all the way to the top with this product. I think it deserves a rating of five stars (100 percent).

 

REFERENCES

 

# 1. Books

 

The Legacy of Alfred Nobel:

The Story behind the Nobel Prizes

By Ragnar Sohlman

(1983 – English version)

(1950 – original Swedish version)

 

Nobel: The Enigmatic Alfred and his Prizes

By Ingrid Carlberg

(2023 – English version)

(2019 – original Swedish version)

 

Suffragette for Peace:

The Life of Bertha von Suttner

By Beatrix Kempf

(1972)

 

Bertha von Suttner: A Life for Peace

By Brigitte Hamann

(1996)

 

# 2. Film and video

 

Eine Liebe für den Frieden:

Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel

This historical drama premiered in 2014

Rating on IMDb = 68 percent

 

The Nobel Brothers

This three-part docudrama premiered in 2024

Rating on IMDb = 77 percent

 

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The famous Swedish entrepreneur

Alfred Nobel

(1833-1896)

 

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The famous Austrian peace activist

Bertha von Suttner

(1843-1914)

 

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The Swedish chemical engineer

Ragnar Sohlman

(1870-1948)

was Alfred Nobel's assistant 

during his final years and 

the creator of the Nobel Foundation 

 

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