One of the first images in James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg is a man pissing on a swastika. The rest of the film isn’t much more subtle. To be fair to Nuremberg, written and directed by Vanderbilt and ...

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A psychological thriller considered an Oscar candidate: "Nuremberg" ("Nürnberg") starring Russell Crowe (61), currently playing in the USA, joins a long list of films about the Nuremberg Trials. The ...

The horrors of World War II have served as the basis of some of cinema's most gripping historical dramas, from The Bridge on the River Kwai to Schindler's Listto Oppenheimer. And that affecting list ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The 13-year filmmaking journey that director James Vanderbilt undertook for his latest movie at times seemed as impossible as the events it conveys were deemed to be. But with ...

Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon are absorbing, but ‘Nuremberg’ truly comes to life when it focuses on the most important elements of its tale. The Nuremberg trials were a major turning point in ...

This movie starring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe looks back at the trials and a psychiatrist who evaluated the defendants. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

The Nuremberg trials have inspired filmmakers before, from Stanley Kramer’s 1961 drama to the 2000 television miniseries with Alec Baldwin and Brian Cox. But for the latest take, “Nuremberg,” ...

The new film Nuremberg may tell us as much about the present as about the past. Sometimes “history” tells us at least as much about the present as it does the past. James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg—the ...

Director James Vanderbilt’s latest film, “Nuremberg,” wasn’t something I was initially planning on watching in theaters. However, the allure of seeing the film at FilmScene drew me in, and I’m glad it ...

The hangman, Army Sergeant John C. Woods, waxed and tested his ropes. He checked the wooden gallows for stability. He yanked the lever on the trap door to see if it worked properly. It creaked. So he ...