This documentary could and should have been good. The personality of Albert Speer and his decision to plead guilty make his trial a very significant one to understand how anybody not completely psychopathic and with some (apparent) morality can get involved in war crimes. But this movie is pretty awful in its choice of re-enacting historical scenes even though historical footage of the trial is available. If the actors had been world-class, it would make some sense, - maybe, - but this is not the case. When you see the archive footage of Speer or Göring, and then suddenly switch to the actors that impersonate them, the contrast is striking. This documentary should have included only archive footage and interviews of historians, psychologists, and historical witnesses.
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