The Nuremberg Trials (2006): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2006, The Nuremberg Trials is a historie and dokumentarfilm film directed by Michael Kloft, running about 54 minutes.

What it’s about. One journalist described it as a chance "to see justice catch up with evil." On November 20, 1945, the twenty-two surviving representatives of the Nazi elite stood before an international military tribunal at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany; they were charged with the systematic murder of millions of people. The ensuing trial pitted U.S. chief prosecutor and Supreme Court judge Robert Jackson against Hermann Göring, the former head of the Nazi air force, whom Adolf Hitler had once named to be his successor. Jackson hoped that the trial would make a statement that crimes against humanity would never again go unpunished. Proving the guilt of the defendants, however, was more difficult than Jackson anticipated. This American Experience production draws upon rare archival material and eyewitness accounts to recreate the dramatic tribunal that defines trial procedure for state criminals to this day.

Who’s in it. The Nuremberg Trials stars Joe Morton as Narrator (voice), Walter Cronkite as Self, Hermann Göring as Self (archival footage) and William Jackson as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, The Nuremberg Trials sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Nuremberg Trials page.

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