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 enlarge | Director: Stanley Kramer
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 4578
Format: Ac-3, Black & White, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 186 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD1006976D
ISBN: 0792861825
UPC: 027616911148
EAN: 9780792861829
ASIN: B0002CR04A
Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1961
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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 How easily we fool ourselves June 15, 2008
wiser consumer (Medford, OR)
This old movie is obviously well done but the full impact of it just sank in for me. This is not about how evil the German people were--they were and are no more evil than anyone else. The real message of this film is about how easily we can justify evil behavior when it's sold under the guise of patriotism. And how easily fear and self-interest leads to an inability to "see" the evil. Americans in particular ought to view this film again and again, with their eyes wide open.
essential viewing June 8, 2008
S. Lbck
I am old enough to have been deeply moved by JUDGEMENT at NURENBERG when it was first released, and decided to take another look at it while reading Sand's recent book, TORTURE TEAM: RUMSFELD'S MEMO AND THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICAN VALUES.
Many of the moral questions involving the Nazi judges who were on trial in this film's historical dramatization could be validly directed at the lawyers who recently justified (rationalized?) the apparent torture of prisoners at Guantanamo.
Should a new international tribunal be held? To help answer this question, I highly recommend visiting (or revisiting) this film in combination with Sand's book.
Thought Provoking Film; Moving Performances June 6, 2008
Steven K. Szmutko (EWING, NJ USA)
Director Stanley Kramer's classic masterpiece, JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG explores one of the world's darkest periods - World War II and the Holocaust - with a deeply moving plot and stellar performances from a magnificent cast. From screen veterans Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Widmark, and Burt Lancaster to relative newcomers, including William Shatner, Maximillian Schell and Werner Klemperer, the film explores the theme of individual complicity in actions of the state, while weaving a complex tapestry of raw emotion, legal, ethical and political nuance, and humanitarian considerations.
The power of the film - not doubt more numbing at its 1961 release, lies not in the sweeping panorama of world events, but in the singular moments of human connection. Montgomery Clift and Judy Garland give small, but significant performances in their roles of victims. Richard Widmark's fiery personality and passionate prosecution is given credence by his singular testimony to the horrors of the concentration camp. Werner Klemperer offers a portrait of a man possessed with a chilling arrogance and strident rationalization of horrors in the name of bureaucratic efficiency. Maximillian Schell offers the conflicted personality of an attorney torn by the horrors of events and fidelity to the notion of a fair trial and preservation of post-war national pride. Burt Lancaster's character is the archetypical "fallen angel," a man who has turned aside from his own principles and now must confront the demons, which have resided in his sould.
For those who hide behind a swell of ignorant patriotism and mindless obedience to irrationality, this film is a chilling testimony of the evil that can occur when good men do nothing in the face of tyranny.
A must see movie June 6, 2008
Jj Geer (Southern Cali)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like with all hollyweird movies they leave out stuff and change the story a little. However, I really enjoyed this because it brought that infamous trial to life and did it fairly accurately from what i can tell
"Judgment at Nuremberg" and Mahler May 12, 2008
A Follett Fan (Shoreview, Minnesota)
I just watched this superb film for the first time today, and I agree with the general consensus about its power, its excellence, the performers, and more. It's hard to single out best performances, since Tracy, Schell, Lancaster, Garland, Dietrich, and Clift all turned in glittering gems. I'd probably rate Schell's as the best major character and Clift's as the best supporting character; his performance left me in tears.
The night before, I was at a concert of Mahler's Ninth Symphony. The raw, sweeping passion in that 87-minute masterpiece evoked many of the emotions that this move did. Anyone else a Mahler fan?
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