Rent The Nuremberg Trials (1947)
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- Synopsis:
The Nuremberg trials began in 1945 and the film cameras of the victorious Allies were there to record the proceedings. The first documentary film to emerge was the Soviet film account which appeared as soon as the verdicts were given and before the full proceedings had even been completed. As might be expected, the narrative is vengeful, partisan and jingoistic. The ringing accusations of the prosecutors are illustrated by extracts from newsreels. The court room footage, however, provides the most complete primary source reference and extensive extracts from the speeches made by the Soviet prosecutors are featured. The film makes much play on the often overlooked fact that the Soviet Union objected to the acquittal of Hans Fritzsche, Franz von Papen and Hjalmar Schacht, and also to the fact that Rudolf Hess was given a sentence of life imprisonment, rather than a death sentence. - Actors:
- Francis Biddle, Henri Donnedieu de Vabres, Karl Dönitz, Robert Falco, Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, David Maxwell Fyfe, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Robert Jackson, Alfred Jodl, Sir Geoffery Lawrence, Ion T. Nikitchenko, John J. Parker, Erich Raeder, Alfred Rosenberg, Roman Rudenko
- Directors:
- Roman Karmen, Elizaveta Svilova
- Producers:
- Roman Karmen
- Writers:
- Boris Gorbatov
- Aka:
- Sud Narodov / 9 Men in Hell / Nazi SS
- Studio:
- Pen and Sword
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Soviet Union
