Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Maximilian Schell, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner. Directed by Stanley Kramer. A judge, played by Tracy, journeys to Nuremberg, Germany in 1948 to preside over a tribunal passing judgment on several German judges. The judges presided over trials in Nazi Germany in which innocent people were sentenced to be sterilized or put to death, or were sent to concentration camps. The movie has a powerful impact, although perhaps its power has been reduced somewhat with time. The performances of all the principles are good, and the script is top-notch. The film won two Academy Awards. (Subtitles in English are available, as are closed captions.) Grade: A-