Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Name: Judgment at Nuremberg
Released: 1961

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.

Genres: Drama, History

What to watch after Judgment at Nuremberg

Inherit the Wind (1960) — Same subject: trial, courtroom drama
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — Same subject: trial
A Man for All Seasons (1966) — Same feel: serious, thought-provoking
The Defiant Ones (1958) — Stanley Kramer directed both
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Search (1948) — Montgomery Clift appears in both