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Documentary that is a restoration of a film originally made in 1948 and never before screened in the U.S., about the Nuremberg Trials, during which members of the Third Reich were tried for war crimes perpetrated during World War II. Cast:Josef Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Robert JacksonDirector:Stuart SchulbergRelease Date:September 29, 2010DVD Release: TBD Length:1 hr 18 min
Nuremberg played in key cities to excellent reviews. • Mark Feeney wrote in the Boston Globe, "...intelligent and impressively concise... at once history lesson, courtroom drama, and character study.... cuts back and forth between the courtroom and archival footage." • And John Anderson wrote in New York Newsday, "...really is never-before-seen footage... a sobering, startling piece of cinema." More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "Of all the many documentaries about the Holocaust, this was the first, made before the term was routinely linked to the event more properly called the Shoah."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 693 words, 05/06/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Sandra Schulberg, the filmmaker's daughter, and Josh Waletzky have now turned the surviving materials into something haunting and vivid... a record of its partial vanishing."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 869 words, 09/29/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...compels us as much because of its complicated and fascinating history as for what it has to show, which is a lot.... there are things here that are especially disturbing."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 06/03/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Justice Robert H. Jackson thought this documentary would offer an enduring lesson for mankind -- and 63 years later, it does so with great skill..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 296 words, 09/29/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a stern mixture of trial footage, shorthand Third Reich history lesson and archival depictions of incomparably awful human suffering..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 05/06/11
John Anderson, New York Newsday: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a rare experience, and also profoundly anachronistic... really is never-before-seen footage... a sobering, startling piece of cinema."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 346 words, 10/22/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Of all the many documentaries about the Holocaust, this was the first, made before the term was routinely linked to the event more properly called the Shoah."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 693 words, 05/06/11
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...a painstaking restoration.... enhancing the trial scenes with a refreshed soundtrack that allows us to actually hear the defendants' translated testimony..."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 09/29/10
KEY CITIES (7 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...provides yet another mesmerizing lesson in how even the most cynical propaganda can be recast in the service of truth."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 598 words, 10/08/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...significant, high-minded, frustratingly incomplete and dishwater-dull.... Schulberg's film would be enriched by some contemporary perspective..."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 02/04/11
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...intelligent and impressively concise... at once history lesson, courtroom drama, and character study.... cuts back and forth between the courtroom and archival footage."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 478 words, 01/28/11
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...astonishing... that 'Nuremberg' can be seen at all is testimony to the strenuous efforts of Sandra Schulberg... a film that can't be dismissed."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 362 words, 02/25/11
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Sandra Schulberg, the daughter of the original director, has restored the movie... may be the most powerful lesson in cause and effect that cinema has produced."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 340 words, 01/20/12
Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD(cg) "...undeniably powerful and disturbing... footage of the Nazi kingpins is startling in that it shows these monsters to be men, nothing more."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 08/05/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...a painstaking restoration.... enhancing the trial scenes with a refreshed soundtrack that allows us to actually hear the defendants' translated testimony..."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 09/29/10
Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...footage of the trial of Hitler's commanders who survived the war -- Goering, Hess, Streicher, etc. -- with a flashback history of the rise and fall of Nazi Germany."(See all of Gerald Peary's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 01/27/11
Bill Weber, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a vintage, astutely assembled relic of the 20th century's most celebrated war-crimes trial.... the movie was seen in Germany and scarcely anywhere else for a half century."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 09/27/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Sandra Schulberg, the filmmaker's daughter, and Josh Waletzky have now turned the surviving materials into something haunting and vivid... a record of its partial vanishing."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 869 words, 09/29/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...compels us as much because of its complicated and fascinating history as for what it has to show, which is a lot.... there are things here that are especially disturbing."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 06/03/11
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: VERY GOOD "...tries to capture both the flavor of a dramatic 10-month trial -- one of the 20th century's first and biggest media spectacles -- and the horrific history that provoked it."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 903 words, 09/30/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...re-excavated attempt to grasp the unimaginable, with its sober concision, clarity and inexorable buildup, packs an unexpected wallop."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 696 words, 10/08/10
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...an important historical document... particularly valuable for its lengthy courtroom scenes -- many of which are being seen for the first time..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 359 words, 09/30/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...compels us as much because of its complicated and fascinating history as for what it has to show, which is a lot.... there are things here that are especially disturbing."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 06/03/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Sandra Schulberg, the filmmaker's daughter, and Josh Waletzky have now turned the surviving materials into something haunting and vivid... a record of its partial vanishing."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 869 words, 09/29/10
13.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Nuremberg's reviews are separated by an average 13.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Nuremberg (20 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Nuremberg's reviews cover 20.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,252 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 463 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 107 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Nuremberg's reviews on average broke 107 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Nuremberg's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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