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Judgment at Nuremberg

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In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.

Release Date : 1961-12-18

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : United ArtistsRoxlom FilmsStanley Kramer Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Judgement at Nuremberg

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Character Name : Dan Haywood

Original Name : Spencer Tracy

Gender : Male

Richard Widmark

Character Name : Tad Lawson

Original Name : Richard Widmark

Gender : Male

Maximilian Schell

Character Name : Hans Rolfe

Original Name : Maximilian Schell

Gender : Male

Burt Lancaster

Character Name : Ernst Janning

Original Name : Burt Lancaster

Gender : Male

Marlene Dietrich

Character Name : Mrs. Bertholt

Original Name : Marlene Dietrich

Gender : Female

Judy Garland

Character Name : Irene Hoffman Wallner

Original Name : Judy Garland

Gender : Female

Montgomery Clift

Character Name : Rudolph Petersen

Original Name : Montgomery Clift

Gender : Male

William Shatner

Character Name : Harrison Byers

Original Name : William Shatner

Gender : Male

Werner Klemperer

Character Name : Emil Hahn

Original Name : Werner Klemperer

Gender : Male

Kenneth MacKenna

Character Name : Kenneth Norris

Original Name : Kenneth MacKenna

Gender : Male

Torben Meyer

Character Name : Werner Lampe

Original Name : Torben Meyer

Gender : Male

Joseph Bernard

Character Name : Abe Radnitz

Original Name : Joseph Bernard

Gender : Male

Alan Baxter

Character Name : Matt Merrin

Original Name : Alan Baxter

Gender : Male

Edward Binns

Character Name : Senator Burkette

Original Name : Edward Binns

Gender : Male

Virginia Christine

Character Name : Mrs. Halbestadt

Original Name : Virginia Christine

Gender : Female

Otto Waldis

Character Name : Pohl

Original Name : Otto Waldis

Gender : Male

Karl Swenson

Character Name : Heinrich Geuter

Original Name : Karl Swenson

Gender : Male

Martin Brandt

Character Name : Friedrich Hofstetter

Original Name : Martin Brandt

Gender : Male

Ray Teal

Character Name : Curtiss Ives

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

John Wengraf

Character Name : Karl Wieck

Original Name : John Wengraf

Gender : Male

Ben Wright

Character Name : Halbestadt

Original Name : Ben Wright

Gender : Male

Howard Caine

Character Name : Hugo Wallner

Original Name : Howard Caine

Gender : Male

Olga Fabian

Character Name : Elsa Lindnow

Original Name : Olga Fabian

Gender : Female

Paul Busch

Character Name : Schmidt

Original Name : Paul Busch

Gender : Male

Bernard Kates

Character Name : Max Perkins

Original Name : Bernard Kates

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Frank Baker

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Baker

Gender : Male

Brandon Beach

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Brandon Beach

Gender : Male

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Sayre Dearing

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sayre Dearing

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Shep Houghton

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Shep Houghton

Gender : Male

Reed Howes

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Reed Howes

Gender : Male

William Meader

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : William Meader

Gender : Male

Colin Kenny

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

George Nardelli

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : George Nardelli

Gender : Male

Waclaw Rekwart

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Waclaw Rekwart

Gender : Male

Jack Stoney

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Stoney

Gender : Male

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Character Name : Waiter at Court Lounge (uncredited)

Original Name : Oscar Beregi Jr.

Gender : Male

Norbert Schiller

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Norbert Schiller

Gender : Male

Chet Brandenburg

Character Name : Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Chet Brandenburg

Gender : Male

Herman Hack

Character Name : Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Herman Hack

Gender : Male

Sheila Bromley

Character Name : Mrs. Ives (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheila Bromley

Gender : Female

Harold Miller

Character Name : Courtroom Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Hans Moebus

Character Name : Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Original Name : Hans Moebus

Gender : Male

Ed Nelson

Character Name : Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Nelson

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Rudy Solari

Character Name : Interpreter in Courtroom (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Solari

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Hal Taggart

Character Name : German Counsel (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Taggart

Gender : Male

Jana Taylor

Character Name : Elsa Scheffler (uncredited)

Original Name : Jana Taylor

Gender : Female

Ralph Moratz

Character Name : Army Major at Trial (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Moratz

Gender : Male

Tony Regan

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Regan

Gender : Male

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Norman Stevans

Character Name : Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Stevans

Gender : Male

Raoul Freeman

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Raoul Freeman

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-20

Spencer Tracy is the presiding judge at the fictitious trial of some of the most evil Nazis to have survived the end of WWII. Chief amongst them is the formidable former jurist "Dr. Ernst Janning" (Burt Lancaster). Richard Widmark is tasked with leading the prosecution; Maximilian Schell as their defender. Make no mistake, this is no standard courtroom melodrama. The performances from all - especially a sensitive and measured Tracy who tries, despite every sense of humanity within himself pulling him otherwise - to remain as impartial and fair in the face of the evidence of brutality presented to him and his fellow judges. There are a couple of wonderful cameo performances from victims of the alleged abuses - notably Judy Garland and Monty Clift with Marlene Dietrich as the widow of a former Nazi general who seems to be in some sort of a daze of denial (we are never quite certain what she did/didn't know). The story challenges the very basis of an independent judiciary and the principles of blind obedience motivated by pure evil, zeal or fear. The use, only once, of actual British footage from a liberated concentration camp is heart-rending and sickening in equal measure. A real must see.