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Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
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Judgment at Nuremberg

1959
1h 30m
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

1959

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

Judgment at Nuremberg is an American television play broadcast live on April 16, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was a courtroom drama written by Abby Mann and directed by George Roy Hill that depicts the trial of four German judicial officials as part of the Nuremberg trials. Claude Rains starred as the presiding judge with Maximilian Schell as the defense attorney, Melvyn Douglas as the prosecutor, and Paul Lukas as the former German Minister of Justice.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Apr 16, 1959
Languages
English
Director
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill
Production
CBS
CBS
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

24 Cast Members

Telford Taylor

Self - Host

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Judge Dan Haywood

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Ernst Janning

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Otto Rolfe

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Capt. Byers

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Gen. Parker

Ludwig Donath

Ludwig Donath

Dr. Wickert

Peter Capell

Peter Capell

Geuter

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Emil Hahn

Albert Szabo

Rudolph Petersen

Marketa Kimbrell

Marketa Kimbrell

Maria Wallner

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Werner Lammpe

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Frederich Hoffstetter

Wendell Holmes

Wendell Holmes

Judge Ives

Alex Gerry

Alex Gerry

Judge Norris

Oliver McGowan

Senator

Tyler McVey

Tyler McVey

General

Celia Lovsky

Celia Lovsky

Elsa Lindnow

Mary Adams

Mrs. Haywood

John Bleifer

John Bleifer

Mr. Halbestadt

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