The Memory of Justice
This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the Nuremberg trials to those committed by the French in Algeria and those done by the Americans in Vietnam. The four-hour epic questions the right of any country to pass self-righteous moral judgements upon the actions of another country.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1976 |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States of America, France |
| Genre | Documentary, History |
| Director | Marcel Ophüls |
| Runtime | 278 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.8/10 (17 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Marcel Ophüls constructs his inquiry as a relentless ethical tribunal, not a historical recap. He relies on the jarring testimonies of perpetrators, victims, and lawyers, placing the Nuremberg trials in a piercing dialogue with Algeria and Vietnam.
What lingers after the final frame is the unsettling realization that the capacity for atrocity knows no borders. A monumental work that refuses easy absolution. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Marcel Ophüls
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Requires focused viewing. Best absorbed in segments, with time for reflection.
🎭 Cast
Albert Speer
Self (archive footage)
Karl Dönitz
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
Herta Oberheuser
Self (archive footage)
Noël Favrelière
Self
Telford Taylor
Self
Jacques Pâris de Bollardière
Self
Yehudi Menuhin
Self
Daniel Ellsberg
Self
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