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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Stanley Kramer and produced by Stanley Kramer and Philip Langner.

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This rare drama of ideas is one of the most thought-provoking of Hollywood's many considerations of WWII, and one of the most acclaimed. American jurist Tracy presides as Chief Justice over the Nuremberg tribunal that judges responsibility for war crimes. He balances the emotional testimony of Holocaust victims with the defense of individuals having no personal responsibility for institutional madness (Schell is magnificent as the German defense counsel) as well as the political pressures brought to bear outside his courtroom. A stellar cast working at the top of their form for Kramer, who earlier showed his ability with courtroom drama as director of Inherit the Wind (1960). Based on a Playhouse 90 broadcast.

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Judgment at Nuremberg was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2013.

Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorMaximilian SchellWon
Best ActorSpencer TracyNominated
Best Supporting ActorMontgomery CliftNominated
Best Supporting ActressJudy GarlandNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Rudolph Sternad; Set Decoration: George MiloNominated
Best CinematographyErnest LaszloNominated
Best Costume DesignJean LouisNominated
Best DirectorStanley KramerNominated
Best Film EditingFrederic KnudtsonNominated
Best PictureStanley Kramer, ProducerNominated
Best WritingAbby MannWon
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Judgment at Nuremberg (1963)

on Jan 14, 2015 From Journeys in Classic Film

There are certain real-world events Hollywood is quick to capitalize on and others they take their time with (the Vietnam War in the ’70s-’80s). Judgment at Nuremberg is a landmark film for its honest, no-holds barred discussion of the Holocaust where, after the dust had settled, the US ... Read full article


Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 23, 2013 From 4 Star Films

This epic court drama relates the true story of the War Crime Trials after World War II. With Stanley Kramer directing, this cast is amazing. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland, Werner Klemperer, and even William Shatner all play a part. ... Read full article


Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 23, 2013 From 4 Star Films

This epic court drama relates the true story of the War Crime Trials after World War II. With Stanley Kramer directing, this cast is amazing. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland, Werner Klemperer, and even William Shatner all play a part. ... Read full article


Judgment at Nuremberg (1)

By RBuccicone on Mar 23, 2012 From MacGuffin Movies

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) A reporter character in Judgement at Nuremberg says he could not give away a story about the Nuremberg Nazi war crime trials in 1948 because America had moved on from the war and was no longer interested. If Americans were not interested in the trials then, they certainl... Read full article


Judgment at Nuremberg (2)

By Alyson on Mar 14, 2010 From The Best Picture Project

Three years after WWII, an American court put four Nazi judges on trial for their war crimes under the Third Reich.? Through eight months in a small courtroom, the decision became more than a judgment on right and wrong, but a moral authority for the entire world. The bulk of the film is set within ... Read full article


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Quotes from

Col. Tad Lawson: One thing about Americans, we're not cut out to be occupiers. We're new at it and not very good at it.


Mrs. Bertholt: We must forget if we want to go on living.


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Facts about

Some of the court scenes feature authentic film material about the crimes committed in concentration camps.
A stage adaptation, also written by Abby Mann, was produced on Broadway many years later. It starred Maximilian Schell in a different role, this time as Ernst Janning, the role played by Burt Lancaster in the film. The play opened at the Longacre Theatre in New York on March 26, 2001 and ran for 56 performances.
Judy Garland's first film since A Star Is Born, seven years before.
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