Nuremberg

1948

Documentary

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 78% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 264 264

Plot summary

How, in November 1945, after the end of the World War II and the fall of the Third Reich, the international prosecutors participating in the first Nuremberg trial —formally, the International Military Tribunal— built their case against the top Nazi war criminals using the films and records produced by the own regime, obsessed with documenting everything in its long path of infamy and crime.

Director

Stuart Schulberg Photo
Stuart Schulberg

Top cast

Heinrich Himmler Photo
Heinrich Himmler as Self
Adolf Hitler Photo
Adolf Hitler as Self
Hans Frank Photo
Hans Frank as Self
Hermann Göring Photo
Hermann Göring as Self
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724.2 MB
1280*964
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
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1.31 GB
1434*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 8 / 10

important documentation

This documentary was commissioned by the US Department of War. In a way, winners write the history. It is possible to see this as propaganda, but they mostly keep to the straight and narrow.This covers the trial against the major figures of the Nazi regime in 1945 and 1946. It also covers the history of the conflict like a prosecutor laying out the facts of the case. The film is careful to use Hitler's own words against him by showing his lies, time and time again. They are also using footages that have been carefully gathered of Nazi atrocities. That is the true value of this project. It is an archive of history so that one can't forget. This is more than simple propaganda.
Reviewed by 9 / 10

Most important trial ever

"Nürnberg und seine Lehre" - the original title of this documentary - is very compelling and well put together. Aside from the importance of its contents, I must say that I was distracted by the poor quality of the film. I was under the impression that it had been restored, but it didn't seem like it. Most of the time, the heads of people were cut off and the poor pronunciation of German names by Liev Schreiber, the narrator, didn't help either. They should have picked someone more apt to pronounce some of the more difficult names like Joachim von Ribbentrop or Hjalmar Schacht.However, the film is a crucial documentary as it gives inside to the key people of the so-called Third Reich and its demise. Germans who blindly followed Hitler find out at the end that they were lied to and betrayed by their Führer who broke all promises he ever made to them. Even though I don't have any sympathy for any of the Hitler followers, I was surprised by such statements. The film shows not only the crimes committed against 6 million Jews, but also the cruelties inflicted upon the Germans who were mentally ill or handicapped. They were deemed "useless eaters". It also shows the destruction WWII had brought to Europe. It's a painful reminder that dictators and war have no place in a free world.
Reviewed by 8 / 10

Review of The Original Version

I have a 16mm print of the original version of the film as released by the War Dept. in 1950 (copyright is on the introductory title). Both the 1948 original theatrical release and the 1950 War Dept. release can be found on youtube. The most interesting difference between these two prints of THE ORIGINAL VERSION is that the US release has several mute spots on the soundtrack during the courtroom sequences. These muted sections can be heard in the original 1948 print. The film is a remarkable summary of the crimes committed by and the punishment meted out to the defendants.As for the 2009 version, released in2010, that is a different film and should be discussed separately. The score has been re-recorded, new narration has been added, courtroom voices have been restored (they were replaced due to issues of aural clarity). In short, it was created from a new millennial frame of reference.To understand the impact of the original film I suggest you seek out the original version. While the youtube print of the 1948 release is poor, there is a gorgeous 35mm print of the 1950 US version.
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