The Alfred Nobel Story

Alfred Nobel saw his greatest invention build the modern world and destroy parts of it. Based on actual events and told through the eyes of the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, The Alfred Nobel Story explores the tragedy, redemption and triumph of the enigmatic man who invented dynamite. A young Bertha von Suttner comes to work for Alfred Nobel. Having witnessed dynamite's deadly potential, she pleads with the inventor not to let the explosive fall into the hands of evil. Nobel, however, is seduced by influential arms dealers and sells the patent to the war-markers of Europe. Von Suttner begins a tireless campaign for peace, and eventually inspires Nobel to create the annual award bearing his name.