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Stars: Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Brian Cox, and Matt Craven

Release Date: 2001

Nuremberg depicts the Nazi war crimes of World War II and the Hitler era. Alec Baldwin stars at Robert Jackson, a Supreme Court justice who decides to serve as chief prosecutor of the Nazi war criminals for crimes against humanity. Robert Jackson works to give the Nazis a fair trial even though it is clear they repressed organized labor, harassed the church, and persecuted and exterminated the Jews of Europe. Brian Cox plays Hitler's deputy, Hermann Goering, a very manipulative killer portrays his part perfectly, so much so that you dislike him from the very beginning. Matt Craven plays, Captain Gustav Gilbert, who is Jewish and the prison psychiatrist who tries to help the prisoners keep their sanity, while trying to understand the evil inhumanity inflicted on his people. Through out the movie Jackson and his secretary, played by Jill Hennessy, add a little softness to the movie by falling in love and have an affair. There are scenes of the concentration camps and the senseless killing of the Jews that will make you appreciate the pain and suffering of the Jewish people of Europe.

A small victory for humanity
"Nuremberg" is based on the true story of the notorious "Nuremberg Trial" that took place at the conclusion of WWII in Germany. The trial was led by Justice Robert Jackson (Alec Baldwin), whose vision was to prove that western morality was superior to that of the Nazis. Twenty-two high-ranking Nazis were forced to stand trial for committing crimes against humanity. Included in the Nazi gang was the infamous Hermann Goering (brilliantly portrayed by Brian Cox) who was Hitler's second in command.

One of Jackson's primary concerns was to give the Nazis a fair trial, of the likes that their victims never obtained. As the movie progresses, Jackson runs into Goering in the witness box and finds him to be somewhat of a challenge. The courtroom exchanges between Baldwin and Cox are highly entertaining and are some of the best scenes in the movie.

To give the Americans a run for their money, Goering proceeds to incite the other officers so that they become increasingly defiant. In an attempt to sway the Nazi officers so that they admit fault during the trial, they send in a Jewish Psychologist, Captain Gustav Gilbert (portrayed by Matt Craven). Throughout the movie Craven's character comes to terms with the atrocities that were inflicted on his people by speaking to some of the architects of the maniacal genocide. His dialogues with the Nazis allow him to reach an interesting conclusion as to the nature of evil in men.

History buffs should be warned that this movie is only based on the true story and may be inaccurate with regards to some of the details. Having said that, the story is well presented and holds the viewers' interest for the entire 3 hours. To add a bit of spice to the proceedings, Jackson is given a love interest (his secretary). I am not sure whether this was fabricated or actually occurred in real life. Nonetheless the viewer is given a treat by witnessing the evolution of Jackson's romance as the trial unfolds.

I must say that this movie is highly entertaining and eye opening at the same time. The cast is superb including the already mentioned Alec Baldwin along with Michael Ironside, Max von Sydow, and the always-entertaining Christopher Plummer. It is rare these days to find a 3-hour movie that can captivate an audience for its entire duration. I am pleased to say that this is one of those movies. I highly recommend "Nuremberg" to anyone that wants to learn more about the atrocities that took place in Europe in WWII and how they were dealt with. At the same time, I would also recommend this movie to anyone that is simply seeking an entertaining wartime movie that contains a brilliant plot and a great cast.

Effective Remake of 1961 Nazi-Trials Classic
No Hollywood Superstars like Dietrich, Clift, Tracy, Garland, et al, are featured in this re-make of the b&w Classic, yet the attempt to re-create the essence of the Post-WW II Nazi Trials in Nuremberg delivered a respectable production.

Alec Baldwin leads a cast of lesser known actors as the US Military Prosecutor in charge of the tribunal who would decide the fate of dozens of high ranking German Officials responsible for the gruesome deaths of millions of innocent people, as part of the master plan of their "Fuehrer" Adolf Hitler.

Many additional scenes (omitted in the 1961 version) include the developing friendship between a condemned Nazi Official and a young American Serviceman, who is not completely sure whether Hitler's ideas were so "wrong" at all. Towards the end, it is implied that this young soldier must have been the one who slipped the to-be-hanged Nazi prisoner poison, so he would escape the nouse. A gripping moment, showing the different views held by different people in a different time.

The horrors described in the many testemonies given by victims and eye witnesses were not captured with the emotions and icy shivers of the b&w original. Judy Garland's account of how an elderly friend was humiliated and tortured simply for being a Jew will not be duplicated by any 21st Century Hollywood re-make. The tears cried in empathy for Judy will not roll down your cheeks watching the 2000 treatment of a the near-identical script.

If (and only if) you prefer Technicolor to films made in b&w, you will like this picture. Otherwise, go get the 1961 Oscar-Winner, it is by far a better production.****