BFI Judgment at Nuremberg
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The political and moral conflicts at the core of the Nuremberg trials are brought to the fore in Stanley Kramer's celebrated dramatization, In the aftermath of World War two, Judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracey) presides over the military tribunals of members of the Nazi regime. War crimes and atrocities have been committed but it is the guilt of the defendant's clear? Are the accused simply guilty of following the diktats of a superior authority? Are they pawns in a larger geo-political struggle? Featuring an all-star cast including Tracey, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Maximillian Schell and Montgomery Clift, this court room classic is a tense and thought-provoking drama, now available on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Special Features: Limited Edition 2-disc set (1 x Blu-ray + 1 x DVD for extras) Presented in High Definition In Conversation with Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell (20 mins): an enjoyable reminiscence by the pair The Value of a Single Human Being (6 mins): screenwriter Abby Mann discusses his Oscar®-winning screenplay A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (14 mins): an overview of aspects of director Stanley Kramer's life and career, including an interview with his widow Other extras TBC
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