The Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg Trials

2006
54m
8.0

8.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Watch "The Nuremberg Trials"

Open in New Tab

Production Information

Production Companies
Spiegel TV National Geographic BR GBH
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English German

Quick Facts

Release Date January 30, 2006
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0815943
Website Visit Site

Cast

Joe Morton
Joe Morton

Narrator (voice)

Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite

Self

Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

William Jackson
William Jackson

Self

Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd

Self

Key Crew

Michael Kloft
Director
Dirk Pommer
Executive Producer
Michael Kloft
Producer