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Judgement at Nuremberg (Special Edition)
- Starring: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark
- Director: Stanley Kramer
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After the end of World War II, the world gradually became aware of the full extent of the war crimes perpetrated by the Third Reich. In 1948, a series of trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany, by an international tribunal, headed by American legal and military officials, with the intent of bringing to justice those guilty of crimes against humanity. However, by that time most of the major figures of the ****** regime were either dead or long missing, and in the resulting legal proceedings American judges often found themselves confronting the question of how much responsibility someone held who had "just followed orders." Judgment at Nuremberg is a dramatized version of the proceedings at one of these trials, in which Judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy) is overseeing the trials of four German judges -- most notably Dr. Ernst Janning (Burt Lancaster) and Emil Hahn (Werner Klemperer) -- accused of knowingly sentencing innocent men to death in collusion with the ******. Representing the defense is attorney Hans Rolfe (Maximilian Schell), while prosecuting the accused is U.S. Col. Tad Lawson (Richard Widmark). As the trial goes on, both the visiting Americans and their reluctant German hosts often find themselves facing the legacy of the war, and how both of their nations have been irrevocably changed by it. Judgment at Nuremberg also features notable supporting performances by Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, and Montgomery Clift. Originally written and produced as a play for television, the screen version of Judgment at Nuremberg was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, with Maximilian Schell and Abby Mann taking home Oscars for (respectively) Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Features
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Courtroom Drama, Message Movie
- Theme: Crimes Against Humanity
- Release Date: September 07, 2004
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)Rating Opens in New Window - Adult Situations, Questionable for Children
- Studio: MGM
- Lead Actors: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell
- Supporting Actors: Joseph Crehan, Otto Waldis, Alan Baxter, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, Werner Klemperer, William Shatner, Edward Binns, Kenneth MacKenna, Torben Meyer, Ray Teal, Martin Brandt, Virginia Christine, Ben Wright, Joseph E. Bernard, John Wengraf, Karl Swenson, Howard Caine, Olga Fabian, Sheila Bromley
- Director: Stanley Kramer
- Picture Format: Letterbox
- Run Time: 3 hr 6 min
- Subtitle Language: English, French, Spanish
- Format: DVD
Awards
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Awards: Academy Awards (2), Golden Globe Awards (2)
Winner: Academy Awards Best Actor 1961, Maximilian Schell
Winner: Golden Globe Awards Best Director 1961, Stanley Kramer
Nominations: Academy Awards (9), Golden Globe Awards (2)
Nominee: Academy Awards Best Picture 1961, Stanley Kramer
Nominee: Academy Awards Best Director 1961, Stanley Kramer
Nominee: Academy Awards Best Actor 1961, Spencer Tracy
Additional Information
- DPCI: 246-00-7382
- ASIN: B002I68KC4
- Catalog #: 11332861
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.5 inches length x 5.43 inches width x 0.59 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.16 pound.
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Judgment at Nuremberg, which reenacts the third of 13 infamous 1948 war-crime trials, is most powerful for its subtle and shaded characterizations of both victim and victimizer. There are no easily identifiable evil enemies: the bad guys seem an awful lot like you or me, which is one of the film's central points about the rise of the ******. Riveting performances distinguish the movie, especially Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland, and Burt Lancaster in the showiest parts (which they make the most of). Spencer Tracy anchors the proceedings with a reliably level-headed performance. The script, which presents complex moral and philosophical issues quite well, is not quite as cutting, bitter, or angst-ridden as the subject demands. The subject matter guarantees some intensely emotional moments; however, the script occasionally fails to use them to challenge viewers to look more closely at their own self-satisfaction. Instead, we get some rather windy speechifying. Visually, the film is somewhat static (as courtroom dramas often are), though the dramatic power of the historical subject often makes it easy to overlook this flaw. Nominated for 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Stanley Kramer, and acting nominations for Tracy, Garland, and Montgomery Clift, the film won for Abby Mann, who adapted the screenplay from the stage play, and Maximilian Schell, who plays the ****** criminals' defense lawyer. Dan Jardine, All Movie Guide
