Judgment at Nuremberg on Blu-ray

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Judgment at Nuremberg (Blu-ray) Directed by Stanley Kramer This gripping, provocative and powerful film sheds a controversial light on the darkest era in modern history. Nominated for eleven Oscars® including Best Picture, Judgment at Nuremberg contains searing performances by an all-star cast that includes Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland. American judge Daniel Haywood (Spencer Tracy) presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of legalising Nazi atrocities. As graphic accounts of sterilisation and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career. Special features Limited Edition 2-disc set (1 x Blu-ray + 1 x DVD for extras) Newly recorded audio commentary by film historian Jim Hemphill The Guardian Interview: Maximilian Schell (1971, 86 mins, audio only): the actor in conversation with critic Deac Rossell In Conversation with Abby Mann and Maximilian Schell (2004, 20 mins): the actor and writer reminisce about Stanley Kramer and working on the film The Value of a Single Human Being (2004, 6 mins): screenwriter Abby Mann discusses his Oscar®-winning screenplay A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (2004, 16 mins): a celebration of Stanley Kramer's life and career, featuring interviews with screenwriter Abby Mann and Karen Sharpe, Kramer's widow Resistance (2008, 13 mins): the story of a group of defectives and their lives within the walls of an institution as part of the Nazi's Aktion-T4 a programme of mass murder through involuntary euthanasia Heredity in Man (1937, 14 mins): a chilling insight into pre-Holocaust eugenics These Are the Men (1943, 11 mins): Ministry of Information propaganda short featuring narration written by poet Dylan Thomas Man One Family (1946, 16 mins): a propaganda short made for the Ministry of Information by Ivor Montagu at Ealing Studios Berlin Airlift The Story of a Great Achievement (1949, 10 mins) Trailer Image gallery