In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazi judges for war crimes. 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.
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November 07, 2007
Absorbing from beginning to end.June 24, 2006
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.August 01, 2013
Most powerful for its subtle and shaded characterizations of both victim and victimizer.November 07, 2007
Tracy delivers a performance of great intelligence and intuition.April 13, 2010
Important fictionalized intense courtroom drama, which at times was engrossing.January 06, 2005
An eloquent snapshot of the way that the ground was shifting--in both the Nuremberg of 1948 and the Tinsel Town of 1961.August 14, 2004
In the grand tradition of courtroom dramas, Nuremberg has the distinction of being probably the most "important" of them all - even if it's not the most blatantly entertainingFebruary 11, 2006
A rare cinematic exploration of the messy, difficult aftermath of evaluating culpability, not only for the Nazi masterminds, but also for innumerable officials and functionaries…September 26, 2007
A tpical Stanley Kramer's film: Serious (even pompous) and humanist, but essentially middlebrow, courtroom drama that while well-acted is too verbose and fearful of taking sides in the controversy over who's to blame for the Nazi atrocities.April 27, 2004
A classic of post-war cinema.November 07, 2007
Watchable enough on its own terms, but insufferably glib next to something like Shoah.February 06, 2009
Abordando o complexo tema com honestidade, inteligência e humanidade, esta obra-prima repleta de atuações inesquecíveis é um atestado da capacidade do Cinema em servir não só como retrato de nossa História, mas como profunda reflexão sobre a mesma.