Nuremberg (2000)
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69% of users liked it
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This TNT miniseries stars Alec Baldwin as Robert Jackson, the Supreme Court justice who served as the head prosecutor for the war crimes tribunal that took place in Nuremberg after the horrors of WWII and the Holocaust. The film follows Jackson from his preparations for the trial to the outcome of… More This TNT miniseries stars Alec Baldwin as Robert Jackson, the Supreme Court justice who served as the head prosecutor for the war crimes tribunal that took place in Nuremberg after the horrors of WWII and the Holocaust. The film follows Jackson from his preparations for the trial to the outcome of the trial itself, paying particular attention to the interplay between Jackson and the Nazi thugs he is trying to prosecute. Brian Cox co-stars a Hermann Goering, Hitler's right-hand man, while Christopher Plummer plays British prosecutor Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, and Jill Hennessey portrays Elise Douglas, Jackson's invaluable secretary and sometime lover. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 4 hr.
- Directed By
- Yves Simoneau
- Written By
- David W. Rintels
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jul 16, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 17, 2001
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
A searing performance by Brian Cox gets doused by a bucket of shameless moralizing too tepid for TV.
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Cast
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Alec Baldwinas Justice Robert H. Jackson -
Jill Hennessyas Elsie Douglas -
Brian Coxas Hermann Goering
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Michael Ironsideas Col. Burton C. Andrus -
Matt Cravenas Capt. Gustav Gilbert -
Christopher Plummeras Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
