Nuremberg
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Movie Reviews of Nuremberg
Movie Review: Poor Representation of History
Summary: 1 Stars
I should have known during the opening credits that this was going to be a disappointment. The series was based upon the book Nuremberg "Infamy on Trial", but the screenwriter was not Persico but an unknown. I suspect that given Persico has ethical standards of reporting history, he refused to bestow the hallmark of authenticity to this work of largely fiction. Central to the plot is the evidence of the grotesque Georing and his battles with the four prosecutors. This mini-series would have the world believe that Robert Jackson got the better of Georing in the second round. This was not the case, as every written testimony of trial will attest. Jackson's performance was lamentable - as was the performance of the majority of the American prosecutors used during the trial - and it was left to the brilliant advocacy of the British prosecutor, Maxwell-Fyfe, to expose Georing for the hideous murderer that he was.As an American, I feel ashamed when history is corrected for domestic consumption often to the detriment of our only true ally, Britain. That we should feel a psychological need to do this repeatedly, only displays our continuing lack of confidence in ourselves. There is a more serious point at stake, however, in that the study of History has largely been reduced to the visual form. We have the responsibility to ensure for future generations that this is done as accurately and objectively as possible. Nuremberg fails on both counts.