“If we could psychologically define evil we could make sure this never happens again.” [Um. About that…]
Story: After the surrender of Germany in WWII, the hunt was on for officers of the Third Reich. As these war criminals were slowly rounded up (well, as many as could be found), the Allied powers asked themselves one question; what do we do with them? Would they simply be executed, Geneva Conventions bedamned? Or would there be a trial? There had never been a trial of one country’s governmental elite by other countries. So they’d have to not only figure out legality, but make sure that if these men and women went to trial, that the guilty would be punished. Douglas Kelley led a group of psychiatrists to find out if the imprisoned were capable of standing trial.
Genre I’d put it in: Historical Docudramas That Feel Way Too Relevant
Release Date: 2025
Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: Based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai, and the Nuremberg trials themselves.
Gotta say: I love courtroom dramas. Judgement at Nuremberg is one of my all-time favorite films. (Closely behind the original 12 Angry Men, if anyone needs a pub quiz question about my ass.) While the 1961 film is a classic with a cast of legends – Spencer Tracy! Marlene Dietrich! Montgomery Clift! Judgement felt like a play that unfolded in front of you. With it’s sharp, gritty realism, Nuremberg feels like you’re being pulled into history by force. It’s a powerful film with a powerful message, and it’s one we really need in times like these.
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