In 1947, four German judges who were on the court during the Nazi regime are brought before a military tribunal to answer for crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from the main defendant Ernst Janning and his defense lawyer Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain, and Irene Wallner, a reluctant witness.
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In 1947, four German judges who were on the court during the Nazi regime are brought before a military tribunal to answer for crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from the main defendant Ernst Janning and his defense lawyer Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain, and Irene Wallner, a reluctant witness.
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