Pros: setting, story, ambiguity, performances Cons: big-name stars sometimes distract from the story
History is written by the winners Following the end of the Second World War, the desire to punish those in the Third Reich was strong. The chief architects of the atrocities committed against the people of Europe in the name of ethnic ...
Pros: Schell, Cinematography, Script Cons: Could have been edited a bit to take out dull parts.
Absorbing courtroom drama of the Nazi war crimes trial of 1949 wherein four high court judges were accused of participating in war crimes in support of Adolf Hitler's regime.
Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, using black and white...
Pros: Outstanding screenplay, cast, and direction; authentic exterior locations Cons: 3-hour length; slow-paced by today's standards
Once in a great while, all the right elements come together script, director, and talent then movie magic strikes, the lightning in a bottle that can never be captured again. In 1960 it was David Leans spectacular Lawrence ...
Pros: Finest performance of Burt Lancaster's career; vivid re-creation of the world scene in 1948 Cons: At the very end, Lancaster's character attempts to hide
Probably the most frightening moment in "Judgement at Nuremburg" comes when Nazi judge Emil Hahn (Werner Klemperer), the first of the four defendants on trial in the third Nuremburg tribunal, is sentenced to life in prison. Still a committed...
Pros: One of the most important WWII movies. Cons: Too long for people with ADD.
In this movie, the judges that served under the Third Reich are on trial themselves. Historically there were a lot more than 4, of course, but this movie focuses on only four.
Emil Hahn (Werner Klemperer) the corrupt bigot. Friedrich Hofstetter...
Pros: cast, story, sets Cons: self-important, has speeches and shouting, Germans all speak English
Adolf Hitler's mad policies resulted in the deaths of some fifty million people. But by 1948, Hitler was long dead, as were most of his high profile cronies.
But what about the bureaucrats who carried out his policies? What about the...
A Yankee judge conducts the 1948 trial of Nazi war criminals. Directed by Stanley Kramer. Best actor Oscar for Maximilian Schell.More at HotMovieSale.com
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