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Judgment at Nuremberg

1959

90 minutes

DramaTV Movie

Overview

Judgment at Nuremberg is an American television play broadcast live on April 16, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was a courtroom drama written by Abby Mann and directed by George Roy Hill that depicts the trial of four German judicial officials as part of the Nuremberg trials. Claude Rains starred as the presiding judge with Maximilian Schell as the defense attorney, Melvyn Douglas as the prosecutor, and Paul Lukas as the former German Minister of Justice.

Top Cast

Telford Taylor headshot

Telford Taylor

Self - Host

Claude Rains headshot

Claude Rains

Judge Dan Haywood

Paul Lukas headshot

Paul Lukas

Ernst Janning

Maximilian Schell headshot

Maximilian Schell

Otto Rolfe

Martin Milner headshot

Martin Milner

Capt. Byers

Melvyn Douglas headshot

Melvyn Douglas

Gen. Parker

Ludwig Donath headshot

Ludwig Donath

Dr. Wickert

Peter Capell headshot

Peter Capell

Geuter

Werner Klemperer headshot

Werner Klemperer

Emil Hahn

Albert Szabo headshot

Albert Szabo

Rudolph Petersen

Marketa Kimbrell headshot

Marketa Kimbrell

Maria Wallner

Torben Meyer headshot

Torben Meyer

Werner Lammpe

Gregory Gaye headshot

Gregory Gaye

Frederich Hoffstetter

Wendell Holmes headshot

Wendell Holmes

Judge Ives

Alex Gerry headshot

Alex Gerry

Judge Norris

Oliver McGowan headshot

Oliver McGowan

Senator

Tyler McVey headshot

Tyler McVey

General

Celia Lovsky headshot

Celia Lovsky

Elsa Lindnow

Mary Adams headshot

Mary Adams

Mrs. Haywood

John Bleifer headshot

John Bleifer

Mr. Halbestadt

Irene Seidner headshot

Irene Seidner

Mrs. Halbestadt

John Conwell headshot

John Conwell

Court Interpreter

Tom Tugend headshot

Tom Tugend

Court Interpreter

Stephen Chase headshot

Stephen Chase

Man in Corridor