Nuremberg 

The dramatized account of the war crime trials following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Stars:

Alec Baldwin, Brian Cox, Christopher Plummer

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Alec Baldwin	...	Justice Robert H. Jackson 2 episodes, 2000
Brian Cox	...	Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring 2 episodes, 2000
Christopher Plummer	...	Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe 2 episodes, 2000

Storyline

Following the defeat of Germany in WWII, the Allies determine that there must be an accounting of German war crimes. Twenty-four Nazis, representative of all sections of military and civilian life are chosen to stand trial for the crimes of conspiracy to commit aggression, commission of aggression, crimes during war and crimes against humanity. The preparations for the trial, the trial itself and its aftermath are shown through the eyes of Chief Prosecutor Robert Jackson and through the eyes of Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering, the ranking Nazi defendant.

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Plot Keywords:

war crimes trial | antisemitism | war crime | courtroom | nazi germany | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

TNT

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

16 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nürnberg

Filming Locations:

Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications,British American Entertainment,Canadian Television (CTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Plummer is 28 years older than Alec Baldwin. But in actuality the person he played (David Maxwell Fyfe) was 7 years younger than the person Baldwin played (Robert Jackson).

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Goofs

At the Nuremberg trial, defendants gave their pleas of "Not guilty / Nicht schuldig" after moving to a single microphone at the center directly in front of Ernst Kaltenbrunner's position, rather than by standing at their places in the dock.

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Quotes

Reichsmarschall Hermann Wilhelm Göring: One German, a fine man. Two Germans, a bund. Three Germans, a war. One Englishman, an idiot. Two Englishmen, a club. Three Englishmen, an Empire.

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Connections

Features Nazi Concentration Camps (1945)

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Soundtracks

Das Ist Berlin
Written by Balz / Hammes / Leux / Perl
Performed by Liane
Boboton Verlad (1938)
Courtesy of Omega Record Group

User Reviews

Overall, Great Mini-Series, However, Not enough air-time for the defendants

I have read a few books on the Nuremberg trials, as well as books on The Third Reich in general. Though the portrayals of the defendants were fairly accurate, they were not given the appropriate amount of air-time.I mean, without the defendants, there wouldn't have been a trial. Here's the top 10 things that should have been added (and especially subtracted from the movie.)

10) Should have emphasized the alliances between the defendants. Speer wasn't the only one to stand up to Goering. Von Schirach, Funk, and Fritzsche were all against Goering.

9) Give Defendent #2 Rudolf Hess more that four words.

8) Clarifiy why Hess goes crazy at the end.

7) Make sure the audience knows that Speer's penitence could be him saving his hide.

6) Emphasize that Franks conversion was due to him finding God.

5) Talk about the defendants personal lives, try to explain why they would commit these atrocities.

4) Tell what happened to the defendants who were acquitted or had their sentences carried out at Spandau.

3) They should of had the story include Von Schirach and Von Neurath, the youngest and the oldest defendants, so they would have more of a age perspective to the story.

2)All of the Defendants positions should have been named at least once.

1) The Jackson/Secretary affair probably took at'least a half an hour out of the mini-series, Which could have been dedicated to, I don't know, making sure the audience at least knows the defendant's's names. Besides, I don't now one person who saw that movie who actually liked the couple.