Alfred Nobel Story, The (1951) Rating: Starring: Dieter Borsche, Werner Hinz, Hilde Krahl, Dorothea Wieck, Mathias Wieman Director: Harald Braun Category: Drama, Classic, Documentary Studio: Wellspring Subtitles: [None] Length: 0 mins     The Power of Destruction. The inspirationifor World Peace. 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 (Hilde Krahl) comes to work for Alfred Nobel (Matthias Wieman). 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-makers of Europe. Von Suttner begins a tireless campaign for peace, and eventually inspires Nobel to create the annual award bearing his name.