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The Nuremberg Trials
8.0 / 10• 2006• 54m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistoryWar
Storyline
One journalist described it as a chance "to see justice catch up with evil." On November 20, 1945, the twenty-two surviving representatives of the Nazi elite stood before an international military tribunal at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany; they were charged with the systematic murder of millions of people. The ensuing trial pitted U.S. chief prosecutor and Supreme Court judge Robert Jackson against Hermann Göring, the former head of the Nazi air force, whom Adolf Hitler had once named to be his successor. Jackson hoped that the trial would make a statement that crimes against humanity would never again go unpunished. Proving the guilt of the defendants, however, was more difficult than Jackson anticipated. This American Experience production draws upon rare archival material and eyewitness accounts to recreate the dramatic tribunal that defines trial procedure for state criminals to this day.
Cast & Crew
Joe Morton
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Walter Cronkite
Self
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
WJ
William Jackson
Self
CD
Chris Dodd
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Kloft's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Nuremberg Trials is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
