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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780780632783 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0780632788 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: July 10, 2001 Running Time: 180 minutes Sales Rank: 6160 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: July 16, 2000
Amazon.com: The trial of Nazi war criminals following the Allied victory in Europe in World War II is dramatized in this uneven TV movie starring Alec Baldwin as Robert Jackson, a U.S. Supreme Court justice who served as the chief prosecutor for the Allies. The gravity of the controversial concept of having a war crimes trial, and the political maneuvering between Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union that made it possible, is explained fairly well in the early portions of the film, even if Baldwin at times delivers lines that seem to have been lifted from a high school history textbook. Scenes of Nazi officers being rounded up and jailed are evocative, as are scenes of a ruined Germany. But a subplot involving Baldwin's character having an extramarital affair with his secretary, played by Jill Hennessy, seems utterly extraneous. Perhaps the intent was to show that even someone taking a moral stand on a global stage can be flawed, but Baldwin's Supreme Court justice faces no consequences from his infidelity. Baldwin dominates the courtroom scenes as the outraged prosecutor, while Hennessy has little to do beyond looking great in her 1940s wardrobe. And as the film progresses the brilliant performance of Brian Cox as Hermann Goering simply seizes all attention, as Hitler's deputy is uncannily portrayed as a brilliant manipulator to the very end. Nuremberg is consistently interesting, and to its credit it does contain much serious material on the Nazi war crimes, but it is in the end a flawed production. --Robert J. McNamara
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - A thinly disguised anti-Nazi film.
Don't get me wrong. I hold the Nazis in the poorest of esteem. They were a blight on humanity. But, that in itself is a problem with this film.
The unadulterated racism of the Nazis isn't really expressed here. For an historical document on that regime this is inexcusable. What we get is a highly entertaining show on the villainy of the Nazi leaders on trial and the moral rightness of those who are judging them. For a pursuit of the average viewer perhaps this is sufficient. But, as a student of history I recognize that the problems don't boil down to such a simplicity. There ... Read More
Rating: - effective, historically accurate production
As a Holocaust educator, I found "Nuremberg" an accurate and compelling look at the pre-trial events and the trial itself. Knowing the accuracy of the movie makes it quite worthwhile. Another bonus is the fact the actors that portray the Nazi defendants look almost like their real life photos. And, just to view it as an interesting story, one would find it entertaining as well.
Rating: - Excellent flick
I've watched this movie several times. I can't speak completely to the accuracy of all the details since I haven't studied that trial, but the producers, director, actors, etc seems to have done a great job of taking a VERY complicated subject and reducing it to its basic themes within a couple of hours. Baldwin, the guy playing Goering, and Christopher Plummer (as an elder statesman/barrister) are great.
Would have been interesting to see more focus on the more obscure Nazi leadership, but thats probably unrealistic in a film like this. So the focus tends to be on Goering and Albert Speer. ... Read More
Rating: - Great Mini-Series = Great Movie
Better than I expected, this is (for my money) TNT's best ever production. It worked as a mini-series. As a movie, it is LONG (over three hrs) and absorbing. If you like great courtroom drama, here it is. Brian Cox is fantastic as Goering. The rest of the cast -- esp. those portraying the Nazi war criminals -- shine like stars.
Rating: - Much better than expected
Frankly, I didn't expect this docu-drama to be as good as it is. Alec Baldwin has not been a favorite and I doubted what he might do in portraying Justice Robert Jackson. Nevertheless, Jackson was far from perfect himself, both personally and professionally, so maybe it's fit casting. In 60 years, no one else has had the courage to take on this important story, so give Mr. Baldwin his due, both as leading actor and co-executive producer.
Staging, costumes, and cinematography are outstanding in this made-for-TV production. Views of the bombed-out city of Nuremberg seem genuine from ... Read More
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