GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.-- One of the greatest courtroom dramas in history, "Nuremberg" shows how the international prosecutors built their case against the top Nazi war criminals using the Nazis' own films and records, becoming the foundation for all subsequent trials for crimes against the peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
Made for the War Department and U.S. Military Government by Stuart Schulberg, a veteran of John Ford's OSS War Crimes film team, it was distributed in Germany in 1948 and 1949 as part of the U.S. denazification campaign, but its release to American theaters and other countries was canceled due to political concerns.
Over the years, the original picture negative and sound elements were lost or destroyed. Filmmakers Sandra Schulberg (Stuart's daughter) and Josh Waletzky created a new 35mm negative (made from the German Bundesarchiv's best print) and re-constructed the soundtrack using original sound from the trial. Sandra joined us this morning to tell us more.
Sandra's hosting a Q & A panel discussion at the Lagoon Cinema on Friday, February 4th and Saturday, February 5th after the 7:00pm shows. For more information about the film, visit www.nurembergfilm.org.