American Experience · SEASON 18
The Nuremberg Trials
Episode 6 · 2006-01-30
- Documentary
Episode overview
A gripping study of the groundbreaking prosecution, which began Nov. 20, 1945, as Nazi Germany's leaders were held accountable for war crimes, infamously blamed on "following orders." Profiled are Hermann Goering, the lead defendant, and Robert Jackson, the U.S. prosecutor. Also: comments from Walter Cronkite, who covered the proceedings; events leading to the trial, which had 21 defendants and eight judges; footage of concentration camps.
55 minutes
Season 18 episodes
1. Two Days in October2005-10-17
2. Race to the Moon2005-10-31
3. Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City2005-11-14
4. Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca2005-11-15
5. John and Abigail Adams2006-01-23
6. The Nuremberg Trials2006-01-30
7. Jesse James2006-02-06
8. Hijacked2006-02-25
9. Eugene O'Neill2006-03-21
10. The Boy in the Bubble2006-04-10
11. The Alaska Pipeline2006-04-24
12. Annie Oakley2006-05-08
13. The Man Behind Hitler2006-05-22
