Interview with jenny schaner austrian native and auschwitz survivor quotes from walther funk german minister for economic affairs sentenced at nuremberg to life imprisonment biography of franz von papen german statesman acquitted at nuremberg but later sentenced to a labor camp by a german denazification court. Judgment at nuremberg is a 1961 american courtroom drama film directed by stanley kramer written by abby mann and starring spencer tracy burt lancaster richard widmark maximilian schell werner klemperer marlene dietrich judy garland william shatner and montgomery clift set in nuremberg germany in 1948 the film depicts a fictionalized version of the judges trial of 1947 one of . Judgment at nuremberg 1961 judgment at nuremberg approved 2h 59min drama war 18 december 1961 sweden 301 trailer 1 video 54 images in 1948 an american court in occupied germany tries four nazis judged for war crimes. Justice at nuremberg is part biography and part political social and cultural history it is a vivid and disturbing account of this cornerstone event of modern medical ethics michael a grodin professor of health law bioethics human rights and psychiatry boston university schools of public health and medicine usa