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Starring: Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell (View All)
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Starring: Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell
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. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
11/30/61
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Running Time
190 mins.
Locations
- Nuremberg, Germany
Language
- English
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Black and White Cinematography award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1961 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best British Film award at the 1961 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1961 New York Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 1961 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 1961 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1961 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 1961 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1961 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Black and White Costume Design award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 1961 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Black and White Art Direction award at the 1961 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding award at the 1961 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- MGM Home Entertainment
- United Artists
- United Artists Films
