"Judgement at Nuremberg" (TCM)
"Judgement at Nuremberg" (TCM)
#1"Judgement at Nuremberg" (TCM)
Posted: 2/8/12 at 12:39am
One the most powerful and magnificent films ever made.
Have watched it only 3 times in it's entirety over the years, but many, many times in bits and pieces. Too intense and painful at times. 3.5 hours of filmaking and acting greatness. A film to remember in the tough times we live in today...NEVER FORGET.
Star power at it's best... (Schell, Dietrich, Judy, Clift, Lancaster,Tracy, Widmark...etc.)
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#2
Posted: 2/8/12 at 1:07pm
Schell chews the hell out of the scenery!
Have you ever seen him in THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH? It forms an interesting companion piece to Nurembeurg.
#2
Posted: 2/8/12 at 2:30pm
I remember hearing a wonderful story about Montgomery Clift staying onset to watch Judy Garland film her big scene.
He sat watching her, crying uncontrollably. Afterward he made his way over to Stanley Kramer, his shirt drenched with tears and, still sobbing, said, "She played that all wrong."
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#4
Posted: 2/8/12 at 2:48pmI watched some of it last night. It really is overwhelming. Schell's performance is probably my favorite male performance ever put on screen. He's absolutely brilliant.
#5
Posted: 2/8/12 at 2:56pm
I agree with phyl...he is sexy.
The film's good too.
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Updated On: 2/8/12 at 02:56 PM
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#6
Posted: 2/8/12 at 3:08pm
I'm reminded of how good an actress Dietrich was, too. Her icon status is that of "German screen siren," but she could play ball with the best of them.
It's a very difficult film to watch for me, but I'm always impressed by the talent when I do.
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#7
Posted: 2/8/12 at 3:23pm
Ditto, Phyl, and what about the gorgeousness of Shatner? ooh weeeee! On a more artistic note, I find the cinematography so delicate and breathtaking. Those Close-Ups! You HAD to be a great actor - the camera revealed your soul. Who, other than Tracy could be perfectly silent and still and reveal thoughts?
Updated On: 2/8/12 at 03:23 PM
#8
Posted: 2/8/12 at 3:36pm
And then there's Judy's performance. The story goes...
Montgomery Clift sat in a corner, watching them film her scene, awash in tears, quietly sobbing.
At the end of the scene, he walked over to Stanley Kramer and still sobbing, said to the director, "She played that scene all wrong."
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#10
Posted: 2/8/12 at 4:36pm
Hey! Does anyone know the story about Montgomery Clift watching Judy's performance?
(Sorry, Reggie. I didn't see your post!)
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#11
Posted: 2/8/12 at 4:43pmIt's like Lucy & Ethel on the live TV show in the same dress!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#12
Posted: 2/8/12 at 5:00pmThere are so many star turns on display that many overlook how superb Widmark is here. Especially his drunk scene at the dinner table where he is pissed (in both ways) over the way Schell handled Clift's cross-examination. Tracy's judicial restraint and humanity as he watches Widmark's prosecutor inappropriately but understandably vent is equally well played.
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