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Stanley Kramer and the cast on the set of Judgment at Nuremberg, 1961.

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Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966)

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here's your random reminder that if you're in the US, you can watch judgment at nuremberg for free (with ads) on youtube right now.

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Judgment at Nuremberg , Stanley Kramer , 1961.

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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) dir. Stanley Kramer

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Marlene Dietrich in "Judgment At Nuremberg" (1961)

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Every Judy Movie-#31

Way, way back in High School I set out to watch every single one of Judy Garland’s movies. Several I’ve rewatched many times since, others I had no desire to see again. Now, in honor of the centennial of her birth, I thought I’d do something with this knowledge and make a quick write up of my thoughts on all of them...

Title: Judgment at Nuremberg

Release Year: 1961

Plot Summary: Aging American judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy) arrives in post-war Germany to preside over the latest in a series of military tribunals against members of the leadership of Nazi Germany, popularly known as the “Nuremberg trials.” Four German judges stand accused of crimes against humanity for rulings they handed down under the Nazi regime. Haywood seeks to understand how the German people could have turned a blind eye to the Nazi atrocities.

In doing this he encounters several characters who represent different points of view on the issue, including the zealously anti-Nazi prosecutor (Richard Widmark), and a widow (Marlene Dietrich) of a German general who insists “we did not know” and wishes to forget the war. Garland has the small but crucial role of Irene Hoffmann, a gentile who as a teenager was falsely accused of having an affair with an older Jewish man, which resulted in him being sentenced to death by one of the judges, despite no evidence to support such a verdict. Her testimony scene is the movie’s climax.

Thoughts: Producer/director Stanley Kramer didn’t invent the message movie, but he is probably the name most associated with it. From the modern perspective, the quality of his films varies greatly, some remain relevant, others are dated in their handling of what were once hot button issues. Judgement falls into the first category, in fact it’s probably the best film Kramer directed. 

This movie is an example of a message film done right. It doesn’t reduce the opposing viewpoints to caricatures just so it can make a point. It acknowledges the nuances to the arguments presented, even if it might make audiences uncomfortable. Despite releasing less than 20 years after the war ended, the movie doesn’t shy away from elements that make the Allies look less heroic. It acknowledges the support for eugenics programs in America, for example, something that none of my textbooks brought up. Despite its 3 hour runtime it never feels overlong, remaining gripping throughout with stunning performances from the whole cast.

And yes, it is extremely, depressingly, relevant to the modern day. As we in the U.S. now have to confront issues like growing fascism, how best to handle the fallout from the rule of a right-wing nationalist government, and a corrupt judiciary that abandons any principle of justice or fairness in order to roll back the rights of marginalized groups, the issues this film raises about accountability, responsibility, and judicial independence are timelier than ever. I don’t think watching this movie will solve those problems, but I do think it can help you understand and process them in a way a more clinical non-fiction approach might not be able to.

Can Be Enjoyed By: Diehard Fans Only | Casual Fans/Fans of Musicals in General | Essential Viewing for Everyone

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Not Long Ago

Like most people my age I learned about The Holocaust in grade school. I was then introduced to a variety of TV mini-series (Holocaust, Winds of War) and movies (Judgment at Nuremberg, Schindler’s List) over the years, that further brought the magnitude of this genocide to light. It was after I read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, did another perspective present itself – the…

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Burt Lancaster and Stanley Kramer on the set of Judgment at Nuremberg, 1961, photos by Walter Silver via the NYPL Digital Collections.

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From Judgment at Nuremberg (1961):

Colonel Tad Lawson: They share with all the leaders of the Third Reich responsibility for the most malignant, the most calculated, the most devastating crimes in the history of all mankind. And they are perhaps more guilty than some of the others, for they had attained maturity long before Hitler's rise to power. Their minds weren't warped at an early age by Nazi teachings. They embraced the ideologies of the Third Reich as educated adults, when they, most of all, should have valued justice!

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25 of 250: Favorite Films - Judgment at Nuremberg

Not long ago, work colleagues and I got into a discussion about what our favorite films were. Given my categorical nature I could not resist writing down a list and, as a writing challenge, have decided to write 250 word reviews of my favorite 25 films of all-time. Note: these are my favorite films, not what I think are the best films of all time.

Directed by: Stanley Kramer

Written by: Abby Mann

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner

Year/Country:  1961/United States

Trivia question: who is the lowest billed actor to win Best Actor at the Oscars? The answer is Swiss actor Maximilian Schell for Judgment at Nuremberg. Stanley Kramer’s tense Holocaust trial film is at once grandstanding and surprisingly nuanced. The credit for that belongs mostly to screenwriter Abby Mann and a lightning in a bottle performance by Schell.

The film is a fictionalized account of the Judges Trial (part of the post-WWII Nuremberg Trials). The trials for all the major Nazis are done and now it’s the regime’s lesser officials turn. Judge Haywood (Tracy) is the chief justice deciding the case. In the dock are four high profile German judges, including former Minister of Justice Janning (Lancaster). We witness various examinations and cross examinations and follow Judge Haywood as he genuinely attempts to understand what happened in Germany.

The miracle of this film is that the outcome of the trial is seriously in doubt. Mann’s screenplay understands the motives of many Germans weren’t cut and dry. It even questions the legitimacy of the trials at all; in the words of defense attorney Rolfe (Schell), “I could show you a picture of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thousands and thousands of burned bodies. Women and children. Is that their superior morality?” It’s clear from Rolfe’s first cross-examination of a witness that this movie will be special. Schell is relentlessly logical. He picks apart each witness so thoroughly you believe the defense can win, and it’s easy to see why Schell won his Oscar.

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Richard Widmark, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift and Burt Lancaster on the set of Judgment at Nuremberg, 1961.

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