OWN Nuremberg, exactly eighty years ago, of course there were 21 people accused, Nazi leaders. Films too, films of evidence of their crimes, were projected on a screen placed there “in a central position, at the crossroads of views”, underlines historian Sylvie Lindeperg, author Nuremberg. Picture fight (Payment), the trial has been sidelined, replacing the jury.
Another novelty is the film’s three crews: neutral-purpose Signal Corps military operators; American, French and British news operators looked for the most dramatic moments; Roman Karmen’s Soviet team, separate from the Western group, was experienced in “test films” made in the Soviet Union. Nuremberg was the filming location for the trials…
