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Judgement At Nuremberg [1961]


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Brilliant insight into the human psyche!
Review date: 2008-08-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

Superb! One of the best films on the Holocaust I have ever seen!

Featuring an all star cast of Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland (Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz), Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Richard Widmark, this courtroom drama comes to life.
The theme of the film is "Who was responsible for the Holocaust?" An American solider who liberated a concentration camp can never forget the horror that met his eyes and is determined to ensure that justice is done. The Germans' case is very well presented throughout the film.
The film rightfully won several oscars, including Best Actors.
The film shows actual footage from the concentration camps. Notwithstanding that parts of it are hard to watch and confront, however
the film's message of ensuring that justice is done to those responsible is timeless. We must never forget so that we won't allow it to happen again!

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will grip you start to finish
Review date: 2008-02-09 Rating: 10 out of 10

Maximillian Schell plays a young German lawyer, who has the task of defending four nazi judges at the Nuremberg trials. Richard Widmark plays the prosecution council, who never gives up. Spencer Treacy does a star turn, as the fair minded senior judge who just 'wants to understand'.

The film gives both sides a fair showing. The defence council's job becomes even harder, when one of the defendents, Burt Lancaster, decides to say he is guilty, and so are his colleagues. The problem is, that many people worldwide think that he isn't. Marlene Dietrich is the romantic interest for Spencer Tracey, she also believes Burt Lancaster to be not guilty. It transpires later in the film that her husband was executed at a previous trial, thanks mainly to Richard Widmark.

Long before the end of the film, the judge starts to find himself under pressure, due to events outside of the trial. Will he allow himself to be influenced by this ?? This is all marvellous staff !!

Mongomery Clift and Judy Garland are two of the victims of nazi rule, that are asked to give evidence at the trial, but will they attend ?? Watch out for a young William Shatner (star trek) and a brief cameo from Burgess Meredith (rocky and batman). Maximillian Schell won an Oscur for his barn storming performance.

See if you agree with the verdicts for each of the accused.

An unforgettable compelling movie
Review date: 2008-01-01 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a superb film and is in my top ten movies of all time. Stanley Kramer made some good ones but this was his best work. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Maximilian Schell, Richard Widmark, Judy Garland,Montgomery Clift,Marlene Dietrich, they dont come any finer than this, and they all give rivetting performances. This is a long film, but it doesn'matter. Time goes quickly when something has substance. Another reviewer has suggested that this is for a rainy day, but this film can be watched and enjoyed anytime. I have just written this review after seeing in New Years Eve, having had several drinks. I stayed with it until the finish,around 2.50am, even although I seen it several times before, and never nodded off once. Quite an achievment for me at that time of the morning. TEN STARS.

A great film for a rainy day in November...
Review date: 2004-06-09 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a dark film about a dark subject, but don't be put off. It is also a stunning film that will grip you from beginning to end. The cast-list reads like a who's who of celluloid star quality: Spencer Tracey, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland and others. All directed by the wonderful Stanley Kramer. Tracey plays a US judge at the Nuremberg Trials, who must sit in judgment over a group of Nazis accused of war crimes. With the new reality of the Cold War, there is pressure on the court to show leniency in order to win over the German people in the new struggle between East and West. It is a deeply troubling film that poses the question - did ordinary Germans know what was really happening, and if they did, where does culpability lie? Maximilian Schell plays a young German lawyer who argues that men cannot be found guilty for merely being loyal to their government; Lancaster plays one of the accused who argues for his own condemnation: 'I made my life excrement, because I walked with them'. All of the performances are excellent and some are among the most powerful you will ever see on celluloid. This is a great film for a rainy day in November.

A difficult subject handled excellently by the director.
Review date: 2001-01-24 Rating: 8 out of 10

The difficult subject of sorting out culpability of the Nazi regime is handled very well by Stanley Kramer and his actors. The film is never on the side of any one party, the Nazis are shown to be often harried reluctantly to commit unspeakable acts and the Allies are seen to be sometimes persecuting a whole nation for truth. The cast are impeccable, Oscar winning Maximillian Schell projects noble indignaty to what Germany has now to face, and Spencer Tracy his usual excellent self, showing the sane face of American justice. Special notice must also go to Montgomery Clift and Judy Garland, both nearly at the end of their careers, and both giving performances of incredible intensity. The only fault of this film is the excessive running time, it often seems ponderous, but ultimately it evokes the pondering that Tracy and his judges had to do. Recommended.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Burt Lancaster
Spencer Tracy
Marlene Dietrich
Maximilian Schell
Richard Widmark

Creators:
Spencer Tracy (Primary Contributor)
Burt Lancaster (Primary Contributor)
Montgomery Clift (Writer)
Ernest Laszlo (Cinematographer)
Stanley Kramer (Producer)
Frederic Knudtson (Editor)
Philip Langner (Producer)
Abby Mann (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: MGM Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
EAN: 5050070020595
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, PAL, Subtitled,
Release date: 2004-05-03
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 178 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1961-12-19
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: German (Original Language)

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