Nuremberg

original title:
Nuremberg
other titles:
(Nürnberg - Im Namen der Menschlichkeit)
country / year of production:
Canada , USA / 2000
original length:
2x90 min. , color
premiere:
USA: 16 July 2000
genre:
history film
based on:
Joseph E. Persico. Nuremberg. Infamy on trial. New York: Viking, 1994.
director:
Yves Simoneau
film script:
Joseph E. Persico , David W. Rintels , Alec Baldwin
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cast (role):
Jill Hennessy , Christopher Plummer
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plot synopsis:
The film deals with the war crime trials after the defeat of Germany in World War II. Twentyfour Nazis had to take responsibility for the war crimes they had done during the war.
keywords:
genocide , court martial , war crimes , execution , torture , made-for-TV film
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Joe J. Heydecker/ Johannes Leeb. Der Nürnberger Prozeß. Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2003.

Telford, Taylor: Die Nürnberger Prozesse. Kriegsverbrechen und Völkerrecht. Zürich: Europa-Verlag, 1951.
remarks:
Was filmed in Canada.

Won two prices at the "Emmy Awards" and one at the "Satellite Awards" in 2001.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD