1961 · 191 min · NR

Judgment at Nuremberg

Name: Judgment at Nuremberg
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1961
Duration: 191 min
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich

Directed by Stanley Kramer · Drama, History

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) is a Drama film, directed by Stanley Kramer set in Nuremberg during the 1940s. It runs 191 minutes and is rated NR.

A courtroom, with a bleak and contemplative tone. Themes of war's cost and power & corruption run throughout.

Composer

Ernest Gold

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Cast

Spencer TracyRichard WidmarkMaximilian SchellBurt LancasterMarlene DietrichJudy GarlandMontgomery CliftWilliam Shatner

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Nuremberg

Setting

Urban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Courtroom

Themes

War's CostPower & Corruption

Tone

BleakContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

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Judgment at Nuremberg

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Setting

Premise & themes

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