Judgment at Nuremberg

About Judgment at Nuremberg

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.

Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 history film. The film is filed under trial, judge, court case, and courtroom drama.

Spencer Tracy takes the lead as Dan Haywood, Richard Widmark as Tad Lawson, Maximilian Schell as Hans Rolfe, and Burt Lancaster as Ernst Janning. It runs 191 minutes and was released in December 1961.

The screenplay is by Abby Mann. It streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus in the United States.

12 Angry Men, The Great Dictator, and To Kill a Mockingbird make useful companions to Judgment at Nuremberg, all filed under black and white. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 1,008 votes and it carries a NR rating.