Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) - Part 7

DIRECTOR: Stanley Kramer
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 1961
GENRE: Drama / History


PLOT:
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 Nazi 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 Nazis. 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.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• judgment
• at
• nuremberg
• 1961
• drama
• history
• SPENCER
• TRACY
• BURT
• LANCASTER
• RICHARD
• WIDMARK
• MAXIMILIAN
• SCHELL
• JUDY
• GARLAND
• MARLENE
• DIETRICH
• MONTGOMERY
• CLIFT
• 1960's
• movies
• trials

[cbgflygirl]

Montgomery should have gotten the oscar. I loved West Side Story but Clift was more deserving.

[theproplady]

It was hard to watch Clift give that testimony. It was like seeing a puppy getting kicked.

[jrpmoviefan]

@cbgflygirl I have said this for years. I also believe Judy Garland should have won as well.

[brianCIM]

i rarely use this adjective to describe an actor but Clift was a GENIUS. think about it. this is quite a long movie and Clift is in it for like 10 minutes and his performance is unforgettable. If i wanted to encapsulate the very definition of a perfect performance in 10 minutes i would use this. It just doesn't get any better than this and also lets not forget Maximilian Schell. He was incredible in this. I have to say though that i think Richard Widmark's performance is not very good in this.

[enigma19833]

shit is old and gay

booooooring

[jaynemercier]

the supremely talented montgomerey clift would have been half as masterful in this role, if he had played it before his disfiguring accident. his physical beauty simply would have been too distracting, i believe. we lost a great one in him...

[SperaiVicinoIlLido]

Che attore incredibile!

[zaygezunt]

This performance by Mongomery Clift is just about the best example of screen acting you are ever likely to see. He is mesmerizingly brilliant.

[ritasid]

Monty's performance just brought me to tears.

[nickellicker]

@starmanskye That was a very informative and enlightening posting, and unfortunately, this entire page could be filled with the injustices that man has inflicted upon man in the name of politics, religion and warfare. Thank you for your comments...

[dobazajr]

such a pity his brilliant performance didn't managed to get Oscar.

[dobazajr]

everything got exciting when Monty entered the scene. what a performance that was. he was all modest, calm then get nervous, heartbreaking then went raged.