One journalist described it as a chance "to see justice catch up with evil." On November 20, 1945, the twenty-two surviving representatives of the Nazi elite stood before an international military tribunal at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany; they were charged with the systematic murder of millions of people. The ensuing trial pitted U.S. chief prosecutor and Supreme Court judge Robert Jackson against Hermann Göring, the former head of the Nazi air force, whom Adolf Hitler had once named to be his successor. Jackson hoped that the trial would make a statement that crimes against humanity would never again go unpunished. Proving the guilt of the defendants, however, was more difficult than Jackson anticipated. This American Experience production draws upon rare archival material and eyewitness accounts to recreate the dramatic tribunal that defines trial procedure for state criminals to this day.

Christof Wackernagel, best known in Germany as an actor and former member of the Red Army Faction ("...

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a ...

The documentary of the Nuremberg War Trials of 21 Nazi dignitaries held after World War II.

Professor Niall Ferguson argues that Britain's decision to enter the First World War was a catastrop...

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during t...

This documentary by director Claire Billet and historian Christophe Lafaye details the massive and s...

The youngest protagonist of the documentary is Wartburg, an automobile over 50 years of age. The car...

When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep ...

In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of ...

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for thei...

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's d...

Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag f...

It is an unknown chapter of the German post-war history: On April 23rd, 1949, the kingdom of the Net...

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell...

During World War II, a tough officer organizes a commando raid into Germany.
The order comes in the summer of 1941 from propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels himself: The best ani...

A collection of five short films tackling the military industrial complex, the rise of fascism, poli...

Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to pow...

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it be...