USA,
1961, 186 min
Directed by:
Stanley KramerScreenplay:
Abby MannCinematography:
Ernest LaszloComposer:
Ernest GoldCast:
Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner, Werner Klemperer (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
American judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy) presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood to make the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1962 - Maximilian Schell (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1962 - Abby Mann (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1962 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1962 - Stanley Kramer (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1962 - Spencer Tracy (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1962 - Montgomery Clift (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1962 - Judy Garland (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1962 - Ernest Laszlo (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1962 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1962 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1962 - Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1962 - Best Film
- 1962 - Maximilian Schell (Best Foreign Actor)
- 1962 - Montgomery Clift (Best Foreign Actor)
Golden Globes
- 1962 - Stanley Kramer (Best Director)
- 1962 - Maximilian Schell (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1962 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1962 - Promoting International Understanding
- 1962 - Montgomery Clift (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 1962 - Judy Garland (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1961 - Maximilian Schell (Best Actor)
- 1961 - Abby Mann (Best Screenplay)
- 1961 - Best Film