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| Spencer Tracy | ... | Chief Judge Dan Haywood | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Dr. Ernst Janning | |
| Richard Widmark | ... | Col. Tad Lawson | |
| Marlene Dietrich | ... | Mrs. Bertholt | |
| Maximilian Schell | ... | Hans Rolfe | |
| Judy Garland | ... | Irene Hoffman | |
| Montgomery Clift | ... | Rudolph Petersen | |
| William Shatner | ... | Capt. Harrison Byers | |
| Werner Klemperer | ... | Emil Hahn | |
| Kenneth MacKenna | ... | Judge Kenneth Norris | |
| Torben Meyer | ... | Werner Lampe | |
| Joseph Bernard | ... | Maj. Abe Radnitz | |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Brig. Gen. Matt Merrin | |
| Edward Binns | ... | Sen. Burkette | |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Mrs. Halbestadt | |
| Otto Waldis | ... | Pohl | |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Dr. Heinrich Geuter | |
| Martin Brandt | ... | Friedrich Hofstetter | |
| Ray Teal | ... | Judge Curtiss Ives | |
| John Wengraf | ... | Dr. Karl Wieck | |
| Ben Wright | ... | Halbestadt | |
| Howard Caine | ... | Hugo Wallner | |
| Olga Fabian | ... | Mrs. Elsa Lindnow | |
| Paul Busch | ... | Schmidt | |
| Bernard Kates | ... | Max Perkins | |
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| Oscar Beregi Jr. | ... | Waiter at Court Lounge (uncredited) | |
| Chet Brandenburg | ... | Concert Attendee (uncredited) | |
| Asher Brauner | ... | Translator (uncredited) | |
| Sheila Bromley | ... | Mrs. Ives (uncredited) | |
| John Clarke | ... | Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Crehan | ... | Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited) | |
| Sayre Dearing | ... | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Concert Attendee (uncredited) | |
| Herman Hack | ... | Concert Attendee (uncredited) | |
| Sam Harris | ... | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Colin Kenny | ... | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Harold Miller | ... | Courtroom Officer (uncredited) | |
| Ed Nelson | ... | Captain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited) | |
| William H. O'Brien | ... | German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited) | |
| Norbert Schiller | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Rudy Solari | ... | Interpreter in Courtroom (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | German Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited) | |
| Hal Taggart | ... | German Counsel (uncredited) | |
| Jana Taylor | ... | Elsa Scheffler (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Stanley Kramer | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Abby Mann | (written by) | |
| Abby Mann | (original story) | |
| Montgomery Clift | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Stanley Kramer | .... | producer | |
| Philip Langner | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ernest Gold | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ernest Laszlo | (photographed by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Frederic Knudtson | (film editor) | ||
Casting by | |||
| James Lister | (uncredited) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Rudolph Sternad | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| George Milo | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Clem Beauchamp | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Art Cole | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Walter Elliott | .... | sound editor | |
| Jean L. Speak | .... | sound engineer (as James Speak) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Don L. Carstensen | .... | chief gaffer | |
| Martin Kashuk | .... | assistant company grip | |
| Morris Rosen | .... | company grip | |
| Charles F. Wheeler | .... | camera operator (as Charles Wheeler) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Joe King | .... | costumes | |
| Jean Louis | .... | gowns: Ms. Dietrich's | |
Music Department | |||
| Art Dunham | .... | music editor | |
| Robert Tracy | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Pia Arnold | .... | crew: German | |
| Richard Eglseder | .... | crew: German (as R. Eglseder) | |
| Egon Haedler | .... | crew: German | |
| Lyn Hannes | .... | crew: German | |
| Albrecht Hennings | .... | crew: German | |
| Hubert Karl | .... | crew: German | |
| Stanley Kramer | .... | presenter | |
| L. Ostermeier | .... | crew: German | |
| Richard Richtsfeld | .... | crew: German (as R. Richtsfeld) | |
| Marshall Schlom | .... | script supervisor | |
| Ivan Volkman | .... | assistant to the director | |
| Laci von Ronay | .... | crew: German (as Laci Ronay) | |
| Hannelore von Winterfeld | .... | crew: German (as Hannelore Winterfeld) | |
| Frank Winterstein | .... | crew: German | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
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They say that time heals all heartache. In the case of the Third Reich, I'm not sure that the old saying is true. Out of respect for the Holocaust victims, and as an important history lesson, there's something to be said for not forgetting the evils of Hitler. Fortunately, we have this great film to help us not forget.
"Judgment At Nuremberg" is a dramatization of one of the many real life post WWII Nuremberg trials of high ranking Nazis. Most of the film focuses on the 1948 courtroom trial of four judges who helped to carry out Hitler's decrees. As part of the prosecution's case against the judges, real life, graphic film footage showing the horrors of the death camps engenders a gut level impression that is both powerful and persuasive. The film thus educates viewers in ways that a dry textbook of facts and figures never could.
But there's more to the film than the trial. In other parts of Nuremberg we see ordinary Germans trying to get on with their lives as best they can, three years after the war's end, in a bombed out and bleak city. One of these persons is Madame Bertholt (Marlene Dietrich), the wife of a dead German soldier. In contrast to the harsh and contentious trial, Madame Bertholt's kindness toward the tribunal's lead judge, Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy), provides an example of the innocence and decency of ordinary Germans, and thus adds a softer, more contemplative perspective to the ordeal. In these non-courtroom scenes, the melancholy background music and the soft production lighting create a mood of depression and sadness.
I find very little to criticize in this three hour film. Perhaps the plot could have been clearer in identifying the legal counsel of three of the four defendants. And maybe in those scenes wherein the four defendants conversed among themselves, the dialogue should have been in German, not English. But these are trivial points. Overall, this is a film that is well written and directed, a film with credible actors giving stellar performances, and most of all, a film that assures preservation of that era's historic significance, with a political and social message that has enduring value.