Judgment at Nuremberg

Author(s): Abby Mann
An obscure American judge arrives in Nuremberg in 1947 to preside over the trial of four German judges, who are accused of crimes against humanity for their role in carrying out heinous laws enacted by the Nazi regime. In addition, the trial is affected by political considerations, as the simmering Cold War with the Soviet Union begins to seem more pressing than meeting out justice for some relatively low-level Nazis.
Format: Historical drama
Cast Size:15M/4F
Notes:

Originally written as a 1957 television play, later made into an Academy Award winning 1961 film.

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Original or Prominent Production:
Broadway, NYC
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Publisher:

Samuel French

Production Rights Holder:

Samuel French

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