Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) - Part 16

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:

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

[36ksk]

Sometimes, merely to excel in your job, you adopt a different set of beliefs, you change your mindset, you embrace a different philosophy, you sacrifice your integrity and conscience. All that matters is that you achieve what you set out to achieve, never mind the price you have to pay. This is a classic example of a man deliberately undergoing such a metamorphosis. Maximillian Schell plays the part so well you positively loath him. LOL.

[ToughXArmy69]

Max Schell won the Oscar, and he complimented Spencer Tracy for his generosity.

I would have voted for Spencer Tracy but then Tracy was in my eyes perfect always

Tracy's great speech at the end of this film done in one take was greeted by momentous applause by those who witnessed an Artists at his peak.

[leonardodp34]

@afretired04 They made "Judgement at Nubemberg" in 1961, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in 1963 and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" in 1967. It's what I know. Did they do another movie (both)?

[FidencioGuevara]

Ayer ví la película. El mejor de todos, me parecio Maximilian Schell. Saludos

[doobietubie1]

@oldrocker74 That reminded me of the film Remains of the Day about a British lord who assists Germans during the rise of the Nazis. The same kind of moral failings arise and haunt them later.

I think the same thing is happening now in America's relationship with China. We know what kind of people the Chinese government is made of and what they do to their people and yet people are looking the other way, holding their noses while doing business with them.

[GShock112]

@oldrocker74

Just like today, the world doesn't want to go to war and pretend not to see.

There are many Hitlers today... you can see that the people are rioting in the whole Mediterranean... the world just watches. Now as 70 yrs ago.

[oldrocker74]

@IAmOysterman In the scene where he's talking about the world is more guilty, it does kind of make one wonder what really happened "behind-the-scenes" between some of the world leaders and the countries he mentions.

[IAmOysterman]

Schell is so good in this movie I find myself rooting for him to win the case, lol

[gmihut]

Great movie !