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The lost film of Nuremberg, It’s lesson for today 2 In summer 1945, at the end of World War 2, the great film director John Ford, who was then the head of the OSS Field Photographic Branch, the US forces’ film unit, assigned brothers Budd and Stuart Schulberg to carry out a special mission. Their task was to track
"Nuremberg: It's Lesson for Today" was made by the Office of Military Government for Germany in May of 1947 under the auspices of the OSS Field Photographic Unit headed by John Ford. In the summer of 1945, Ford dispatched Stuart Schulberg to Europe to hunt for Nazi films that could be used at the Nuremberg trial.
Mar 25, 2020 · This film tells the story of the Nuremberg Trials of the major Nazi war criminals. The film begins with the International Military Tribunal as proceedings open on 14 November 1945, through the verdict on October 1, 1946, and follows the general argument made by the Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson.
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today shows how the international prosecutors built their case against the top Nazi war criminals using the Nazis’ own films and records. The trial established the “Nuremberg principles,” laying the foundation for all subsequent trials for crimes against the peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
Jun 1, 2011 · While the images shock, the trial itself may surprise viewers who have come to regard Nuremberg as shorthand for genocide and its punishment. As the film makes clear, the primary charge against the Nazi leadership was “conspiracy” to wage aggressive war.
- Susan L. Carruthers
- 2011
May 4, 2011 · “Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today” was edited from many hours of film taken at the 11-month Nuremberg Trial, which starting in 1945 placed 22 high-ranking Nazis on trial for crimes which together amounted to an outrage against decency.
This film documents the Nuremberg Trial capturing the prosecution team effort from the allied countries - United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. The Trial resulted in the Nuremberg Code establishing guiding principles for ethical human research.
