Rating:
9 out of 10, Couldn’t believe I had never seen this. A truly amazing collection
of actors delivers a poignant message that feels all the more so nowadays with the
travesties we see ongoing in Washington. The political ramifications with the cold
war heating up at the time of the trials also had relevance to today’s justice system.
It was strange to see the impossibly young Captain James T. Kirk and Colonel
Klink in serious roles. The film is dominated by the amazing cast. Widmark is a
little over the top, but Tracy is at his best serving as the chief judge of
four German judges who enforced the Nazi regime’s inhuman justice system. Tracy’s
judgement monologue should be required viewing. I’m usually not that all in on a “message”
film but this grabs you by the lapels and dares you to forget the atrocities. The
value of a single human being!
MVP:
Tracy as the head judge and conscience of the film
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