Judgment at Nuremberg

Name: Judgment at Nuremberg
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1959-04-16
Rating: 6

DramaTV Movie1h 30m

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6.0

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Storyline

Judgment at Nuremberg is an American television play broadcast live on April 16, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was a courtroom drama written by Abby Mann and directed by George Roy Hill that depicts the trial of four German judicial officials as part of the Nuremberg trials. Claude Rains starred as the presiding judge with Maximilian Schell as the defense attorney, Melvyn Douglas as the prosecutor, and Paul Lukas as the former German Minister of Justice.

Details

DirectorGeorge Roy Hill

ReleasedApr 16, 1959

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Judgment at Nuremberg dramatizes historical atrocity with thoughtfulness and vitality, interrogating complicity and genocide with an all-star cast at the peak of their respective powers.”

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Variety Staff

RTVarietyNov 7, 2007

Tracy delivers a performance of great intelligence and intuition.

Critic

RTChicago ReaderNov 7, 2007

Watchable enough on its own terms, but insufferably glib next to something like Shoah.

Critic

RTTime OutJun 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.

Jana Monji

RTAge of the GeekNov 15, 2025

This film was about the causes and effects of racism that drove Nazi German and how punishment should be served. The coda at the end, should serve as a cautionary note.