Judgment at Nuremberg Movie Review 1961

It's 1948 and a group of high-level Nazis are on trial for war crimes. Chief Justice Tracy must resist political pressures as he presides over the trials. Excellent performances throughout, especially by Dietrich and Garland. Considers to what extent an individual may be held accountable for actions committed under orders of a superior officer. Consuming account of the Holocaust and WWII; deeply moving and powerful. Based on a "Playhouse 90" TV program.

Distribution

Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1399 S. Roxbury, Los Angeles, CA 90035, Phone: (310)553-9036, Toll-free: 800-900-9036, Fax: (310)553-4521, Email: information@wiesenthal.net, URL: http://www.wiesenthal.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 178 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, World War II, Order in the Court, Ethics & Morals, Big Ideas, Postwar, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Abby Mann

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, William Shatner, Edward Binns, Werner Klemperer, Torben Meyer, Martin Brandt, Kenneth MacKenna, Alan Baxter, Ray Teal, Karl Swenson

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Director

Stanley Kramer

Music

Ernest Gold

Producer

United Artists, Stanley Kramer

Awards

Oscars 1961: Actor (Schell), Adapt. Screenplay; Golden Globes 1962: Actor--Drama (Schell), Director (Kramer); N.Y. Film Critics 1961: Actor (Schell), Screenplay.