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Episode Details: The Nuremberg Trials

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The Nuremberg Trials

Series: American Experience

Season: Season 18

Episode Number: 6

Air Date:

Duration: 55 min

A gripping study of the groundbreaking prosecution, which began Nov. 20, 1945, as Nazi Germany's leaders were held accountable for war crimes, infamously blamed on "following orders." Profiled are Hermann Goering, the lead defendant, and Robert Jackson, the U.S. prosecutor. Also: comments from Walter Cronkite, who covered the proceedings; events leading to the trial, which had 21 defendants and eight judges; footage of concentration camps.

Cast and Guests

Portrait of Michael Kloft

Michael Kloft

Director
Portrait of Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Narrator (voice)
Portrait of Chris Dodd

Chris Dodd

Self
Portrait of Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self
Portrait of Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)
Portrait of Benjamin Ferencz

Benjamin Ferencz

Self

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