Great film. Couldn't imagine a better crafted film or cast. No over-emoting and none needed. The subject matter is dramatic enough without the usual Hollywood treatment.

Possibly one of the best movies of the 20th.Century, with a host of top Hollywood actors of the time (1961)... including minor roles by William Shatner (the original Captain Kirk ), Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, and Marlene Dietrich. - Abby Mann received a well deserved Oscar for best screenplay, and Maximilian Schell picked up an Oscar for best actor (he played the role of a German defense attorney )...... I agree that Burt Lancaster seemed out of character as a Nazi judge, but a fine performance nonetheless..... In a nutshell,the film is about the trial of 4 Nazi judges, with only one of them (Burt Lancaster) showing any contrition whatsoever...... Ironically, the Nazi judges were tried in the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, the same town where Hitler held his annual Party Congress or Nuremberg Rallies. - The opening song ( "Wenn Wir marschieren" ), has become known as The theme song from Judgment at Nuremberg.... ..... The statement My Country, right or wrong provides some interesting food for thought, even now, 60 years after the Nazi atrocities were revealed to the world in 1945 --- This is a 5 star movie without any doubt.

A fine, understated and important movie that falls just short of being great.

Some superlative performances, and an excellent script.

Seldom has such a powerhouse of acting talent been assembled and what a film! This is a sensitive and emotive subject and needs to be handled professionally and with respect. Stanley Kramer skillfully draws first rate performances from his 'A' list cast. He avoids sentimentality or traditional 'hollywoodisms', creating an atmosphere so real that we feel that we are observers in a genuine court room. The graphic footage, actually taken at the liberation of some of the camps, only serves to make this film more harrowing and yet effective. Kramer has been brilliant in his casting. The solid judge Spencer Tracy is authoritive, whilst having wrestle with his own personal feelings. Maxamillian Schell is effective as the young attorney, ambitious and yet misguided in his loyalties. Montgomery Clift, a tortured soul in real life, uses his own deamons to brilliant effect as the simpleton, who has been subjected to steriliztion. The stand-out however is Judy Garland, as the Hausfrau falsely accused of intimacey with a Jew. Garland proves, in her short sequences, that she is very much an equal in the acting game as she is a legendary musical star. That she, for the second time in her career was not awarded the oscar, for which she was nominated, is one of the greatest oversights in the history of the Academy. She acts with her very soul. The only peice of miscasting in my mind is Burt Lancaster. Whilst he is , as always, professional. His performance as an accused German Judge does not quite gel. Altogether though, a brave and risky film which really pays off.

An excellent film with some powerful, heart-wrenching performances. Four Nazi judges are on trial for using their court for Nazi atrocities. The question becomes should they be held accountable? A superb cast which include Spencer Tracy, Maximmilian Schell, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland and Marlene Dietrich. Clift is absolutely heartwrenching as the victim of sterilization, and gives one of the best performances of his career. Garland also is amazing. Schell rightly deserved the Academy Award for his powerhouse performance as the defense attorney.

Spencer Tracy - Burt Lancaster - Maximilian Schell - Montgomery Clift - Richard Widmark - Marlene Dietrich - Judy Garland! Can anyone find anything better? One of the greatest films of all time - or the Best? Axel Melhardt