Nuremberg - The scoop and digest

James Vanderbilt's historical epic (ntbcw TV series and 2023 film of same name), is based on Jack El-Hai's 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist. 

Rami Malek - Douglas Kelley

Russell Crowe - Hermann Göring

Leo Woodall - Sgt. Howie Triest

John Slattery - Col. Burton C. Andrus

Michael Shannon - Robert H. Jackson

Richard E. Grant - David Maxwell Fyfe

Summary

May 7, 1945.

A week after the death of Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring is captured by American soldiers in Austria.

At the Grand Hotel Mondorf (Codename: Ashcan) in Luxembourg, Colonel Andrus tells psychiatrist Douglas Kelley that the governments of Russia, France, Great Britain and the United States are considering putting the remainder of the Nazi High Command on trial for their lives.

Göring is the key, a leader of a nation in exile.

Kelley works closely with Sgt. Howie Triest, who serves as a translator.

As the trial draws closer, Göring grows in confidence, becoming an enigma for Kelley.

Epilogue

Robert Jackson returned to the Supreme Court.

The case laws he established became the bedrock for all modern war crimes prosecutions.

He left the army following the trials and took his sister Margot back to America, dying aged 93.

Douglas Kelley's book 22 Cells in Nuremberg failed.  He never wrote another.

In 1958, after a long struggle with depression, he committed suicide using cyanide, the same method as Göring.

Palace of Justice

Crowe gives one of his best performances, expertly capturing character's narcissistic arrogance, while also nailing accent and contemptuous attitude.

Malek is no slouch either, and shares a brilliant scene with Woodall baring his soul.

Of course they're not given as much to do, but support is also outstanding.

Authenticity is immaculately observed, as we're forced to endure about six harrowing minutes of concentration camp footage during the trial.

Göring initially gains the upper hand over Jackson, but then Fyfe takes over, soon wiping smug smile from face.

By escaping hangman's noose, he did make good his threat though.