Breaker Morant was great (Australian film dealing with war crimes). There’s also a long documentary about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials, (essentially the Japanese counterpart to the Nuremberg Trials), that was very well done. Watched it a long time ago, but I remember it being somewhat anti-war/American. I'm pretty sure it was this: The Tokyo Trial (1983) -Director: Masaki Kobayashi.
I'm glad that you did not spoil the ending. I believe that I watched this many years ago and plan on rewatching it, now. I've recently been watching some history videos about the Nazi occupied countries. After the defeat of Germany, the millions of German speaking citizens that lived in these countries were in chaos.These populations had been in these areas for centuries, before borders were formed as they are today. Some collaborated with the Nazis, some did not. I noticed that they all became part of the Soviet Union. The treatment was as atrocious as anything the Nazis did. Fascism versus Communism appears to be just pick your poison. I pray that the USA, remains free of both scourges.
Loved hearing your take on this movie. Saw it, then bought (and saved) paperback, & still have a video of it just as you do. It was a powerful movie! Bought a used VCR when mine bit the dust, and I need to watch it again one of these days. Was fascinated with your lawyer's perspective. M
I may someday read the background book you mentioned. Law things interest me. After I got my Ph.D. in Speech(Theatre), I considered becoming a lawyer. (When a cousin asked what I wanted for grad., I said BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY. I've since given it to my lawyer's grandson who became a lawyer.)
Though fiction, another movie & book (still have both) of the same time period I found compelling was Allen Drury's ADVICE AND CONSENT. It's worth seeing, with a stellar cast. I esp. enjoyed th e character Seab Cooley. I was in late Jr. High or High School when the movie came out.
Ditto for the non-fictionTom Dooley, M.D. book (still have the paperback) & movie??? about his medical care of Vietnamese through his organization MEDICO.
Three powerful movies! Think the one you covered was the best for insight into WWII of anything I ever saw along with THE TWISTED CROSS which I saw before it in school It was part of the UOU WERE THERE series, z d the scenes of blind allegiance to Hitler and stadium field if goose-walking men is horrifyingly etched into my vrain forever. Seeing it and then JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG -- definitely eyeopeners!!! Thanks for making me remember these movies!
Breaker Morant was great (Australian film dealing with war crimes). There’s also a long documentary about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials, (essentially the Japanese counterpart to the Nuremberg Trials), that was very well done. Watched it a long time ago, but I remember it being somewhat anti-war/American. I'm pretty sure it was this: The Tokyo Trial (1983) -Director: Masaki Kobayashi.
I'm glad that you did not spoil the ending. I believe that I watched this many years ago and plan on rewatching it, now. I've recently been watching some history videos about the Nazi occupied countries. After the defeat of Germany, the millions of German speaking citizens that lived in these countries were in chaos.These populations had been in these areas for centuries, before borders were formed as they are today. Some collaborated with the Nazis, some did not. I noticed that they all became part of the Soviet Union. The treatment was as atrocious as anything the Nazis did. Fascism versus Communism appears to be just pick your poison. I pray that the USA, remains free of both scourges.
Loved hearing your take on this movie. Saw it, then bought (and saved) paperback, & still have a video of it just as you do. It was a powerful movie! Bought a used VCR when mine bit the dust, and I need to watch it again one of these days. Was fascinated with your lawyer's perspective. M
I may someday read the background book you mentioned. Law things interest me. After I got my Ph.D. in Speech(Theatre), I considered becoming a lawyer. (When a cousin asked what I wanted for grad., I said BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY. I've since given it to my lawyer's grandson who became a lawyer.)
Though fiction, another movie & book (still have both) of the same time period I found compelling was Allen Drury's ADVICE AND CONSENT. It's worth seeing, with a stellar cast. I esp. enjoyed th e character Seab Cooley. I was in late Jr. High or High School when the movie came out.
Ditto for the non-fictionTom Dooley, M.D. book (still have the paperback) & movie??? about his medical care of Vietnamese through his organization MEDICO.
Three powerful movies! Think the one you covered was the best for insight into WWII of anything I ever saw along with THE TWISTED CROSS which I saw before it in school It was part of the UOU WERE THERE series, z d the scenes of blind allegiance to Hitler and stadium field if goose-walking men is horrifyingly etched into my vrain forever. Seeing it and then JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG -- definitely eyeopeners!!! Thanks for making me remember these movies!
First, sorry about the typos I couldn't correct.
Second & more important, a couple of clarifications:
It was the acting of the Seab Cooley character in ADVICE AND CONSENT that I liked, not his point of view if I remember correctly.
And the name of the Tom Dooley, M.D. non-fiction book about the suffering of the Vietnam people in wartime was THE EDGE OF TOMORROW.
As far as military courtroom drama goes, it would be very hard to choose between Judgement at Nuremberg and Paths of Glory. Both were brilliant.
Judges distorting law the freedom of innocent people causing dictatorship. Let’s hope we’re not watching a sequel…