Fresh
Tracy delivers a performance of great intelligence and intuition.
Variety Staff, Variety
Judgment at Nuremberg
The event the world will never forget.
1961 · 3h 11m · Approved
Drama, History
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Overview
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
Director and cast
- Stanley Kramer Director
- Spencer Tracy as Chief Judge Dan Haywood
- Burt Lancaster as Dr. Ernst Janning
- Richard Widmark as Tad Lawson
- Maximilian Schell as Hans Rolfe
- Marlene Dietrich as Mrs. Bertholt
- Judy Garland as Mrs. Irene Hoffman Wallner
- Montgomery Clift Cast
- Edward Binns Cast
- William Shatner Cast
- Werner Klemperer Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Watchable enough on its own terms, but insufferably glib next to something like Shoah.
Chicago Reader
Fresh
There are no surprises in the direction, and Abby Mann's screenplay plays the expected tunes, but there's enough conviction on display to reward a patient spectator.
Time Out
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