In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 16 wins & 26 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSpencer Tracy's eleven-minute closing speech was filmed in one take using multiple cameras shooting simultaneously.
- GoofsAt the end of the movie a graphic states that 99 people were tried and sentenced at Nuremberg and that by the date of the movie (1961) none remained in prison. Some critics have pointed out that Nuremberg defendants Rudolf Hess and others were still imprisoned in Spandau. However, Hess and the other major defendants were tried by the International Military Tribunal (with judges and prosecutors from each of the four victorious Allied powers). The caption in the film states that the statistic refers only to the Nuremberg trials "held in the American sector." By 1961, all of the defendants sentenced in the American trials were indeed free; the graphic is therefore correct.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Ernst Janning: Judge Haywood... the reason I asked you to come: Those people, those millions of people... I never knew it would come to that. You *must* believe it, *You must* believe it!
Judge Dan Haywood: Herr Janning, it "came to that" the *first time* you sentenced a man to death you *knew* to be innocent.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Marlene (1984)
- SoundtracksLili Marleen
Music by Norbert Schultze (1938)
Lyrics by Hans Leip (1915)
Partially Performed by Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)
Featured review
Hollywood's best in an important film
It is so easy to dismiss this as a story of other people in another time in another land. Unfortunately, what was done then, is being done by the leaders of our country in the name of protection from terrorists, and we, the people, sit silently by and let it happen just as the German people did seven decades ago.
We need to watch films like this over and over to remind us of what is important and what we, as civilized humans, can be reduced to out of fear.
This is another great film by the fantastic Abby Mann, who died last month. He won an Oscar for his screenplay, and it was well deserved.
Maximilian Schell was simply fantastic, as was Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, and Judy Garland. Director Stanley Kramer brought out the best in these actors, and others like Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, William Shatner, and Werner Klemperer.
Don't look upon it as three hours of cinema, but as a class in humanity as only Abby Mann could write.
We need to watch films like this over and over to remind us of what is important and what we, as civilized humans, can be reduced to out of fear.
This is another great film by the fantastic Abby Mann, who died last month. He won an Oscar for his screenplay, and it was well deserved.
Maximilian Schell was simply fantastic, as was Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, and Judy Garland. Director Stanley Kramer brought out the best in these actors, and others like Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, William Shatner, and Werner Klemperer.
Don't look upon it as three hours of cinema, but as a class in humanity as only Abby Mann could write.
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- lastliberal
- Apr 11, 2008
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Sojenje v Nürnbergu
- Filming locations
- former Reichsparteitag area, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany(After the first session Judge Haywood walks through these former Nazi Party Rally Grounds)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $12,180
- Runtime2 hours 59 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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