Judgment at Nuremberg

1961 · 3h11 · Film

Directed by Stanley Kramer

Starring Spencer Tracy, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner, Werner Klemperer, Kenneth MacKenna

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Abby Mann

Music

Ernest Gold

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner, Werner Klemperer, Kenneth MacKenna, Torben Meyer, Joseph Bernard

Updated July 22, 2026

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