Summary
American judge Daniel Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949
-- Drama.
Trials (Crimes against humanity) -- Drama. Indictments -- Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Santa Monica, CA :MGM Home Entertainment,2004 |
| Edition | Special ed., widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Kramer, Stanley.
Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967. Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994. Widmark, Richard. Dietrich, Marlene. Schell, Maximilian. Garland, Judy. Clift, Montgomery. Shatner, William. Binns, Edward, 1916-1990. MacKenna, Kenneth, 1899-1962. Klemperer, Werner. Gold, Ernest, 1921-1999. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. |
| Participants/Performers |
Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner, Edward Binns, Kenneth MacKenna, Werner Klemperer. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Ernest Laszlo ; editor, Frederic Knudtson ; music, Ernest Gold. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English language track with English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Special features include: "In conversation: Abby Mann and Maximilian Schell" featurette; "A tribute to Stanley Kramer" featurette; "The value of a single human being" featurette; photo gallery; theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 1 encoding, NTSC |
| Description |
1 videodisc (186 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0792861825 9780792861829 |
| Other | Classic View |