Judgment at Nuremberg

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.

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

as Dan Haywood

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

as Tad Lawson

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

as Hans Rolfe

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

as Ernst Janning

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

as Mrs. Bertholt

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

as Irene Hoffman Wallner

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

as Rudolph Petersen

William Shatner

William Shatner

as Harrison Byers

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

as Emil Hahn

Kenneth MacKenna

Kenneth MacKenna

as Kenneth Norris

Reviews

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Spencer Tracy is the presiding judge at the fictitious trial of some of the most evil Nazis to have survived the end of WWII. Chief amongst them is the formidable former jurist "Dr. Ernst Janning" (Burt Lancaster). Richard Widmark is tasked with leading the prosecution; Maximilian Schell as their de...

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