Nuremberg - In the name of humanity

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Movie
German title Nuremberg - In the name of humanity
Original title Nuremberg
Country of production USA , Canada
original language English
Publishing year 2000
length 180 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Yves Simoneau
script David W. Rintels ,
Joseph E. Perisco (novel)
production Mychéle Boudrias ,
Ian McDougall
music Richard Grégoire
camera Alain Dostie
cut Yves Langlois
occupation

The film Nuremberg - In the Name of Humanity is about the war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg , the trial against the main war criminals of the Third Reich. Directed by Yves Simoneau .

action

The film begins with Hermann Göring volunteering to be taken prisoner by the Americans. An essential part of the plot are the efforts of the Allies to get a process off the ground. The film shows and reconstructs (thanks to the tape and film recordings made in 1945/46) literally the course of the court. Göring is shown as someone who shows no remorse and cleverly uses the process as a stage. The film documents the horror of the prosecutors as gradually the crimes of Germany during the war are discussed in the trial. In the end, several war criminals are sentenced to death and executed.

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A large part of the old Palace of Justice was built true to detail, and the actors were cast according to the appearance of their historical "models". The film allows itself some dramaturgical liberties. So there were actually not four judges, but eight (two out of four victorious powers each). In the film, on the day on which the defendants are supposed to plead innocent or guilty, all the defendants are present at the same time. In reality, not everyone was there that day, not for example Ernst Kaltenbrunner . Likewise, the defendants did not confess to the allegations of guilt from their seat, but went to a microphone in the middle of the defendant's bench.

In addition, the script only accuses the defendants of genocide against the Jews . Neither the conspiracy nor the crimes on the Eastern Front nor the Battle of Stalingrad are discussed in the film, although these were also topics in Nuremberg in 1945/46. Even the seizure of power by Adolf Hitler , in which some of the accused were involved, occurs at best marginally.

The place of execution, which historically was a simple gymnasium in Nuremberg, is dramatized in the film as a large, mysterious hall and therefore does not correspond to the facts.

The love affair between Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson and his secretary Elsie Douglas shown in the film is fictional. Andrus was not present at the executions.

Reviews

  • Cinema described the film as a "cinematic memorial of the Nazi atrocities."

Awards

Among other things, Nuremberg - In the Name of Humanity received four Emmy nominations in 2001 and received two of the coveted prizes.

Excellent:

  • Best tone
  • Best Male Supporting Actor: Brian Cox

Nominated for:

  • Best movie
  • Best sound editing

Other actors

The defendants

The judge

The witnesses

Some voice actors

See also

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