"Director: S Svilov"

• World War II -The Nuremburg Trials | DVD | (02/11/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Nuremberg trials began in 1945 and the film cameras of the victorious Allies were there to record the proceedings. The first documentary film to emerge was the Soviet film account which appeared as soon as the verdicts were given and before the full proceedings had even been completed. As might be expected, the narrative is vengeful, partisan and jingoistic. The ringing accusations of the prosecutors are illustrated by extracts from newsreels. The court room footage, however, provides t...