Story :In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
Cast
Spencer TracyDan Haywood
Richard WidmarkTad Lawson
Maximilian SchellHans Rolfe
Burt LancasterErnst Janning
Marlene DietrichMrs. Bertholt
Judy GarlandIrene Hoffman Wallner
Montgomery CliftRudolph Petersen
William ShatnerHarrison Byers
Werner KlempererEmil Hahn
Kenneth MacKennaKenneth Norris
Torben MeyerWerner Lampe
Joseph BernardAbe Radnitz
Alan BaxterMatt Merrin
Edward BinnsSenator Burkette
Virginia ChristineMrs. Halbestadt
Otto WaldisPohl
Karl SwensonHeinrich Geuter
Martin BrandtFriedrich Hofstetter
Ray TealCurtiss Ives
John WengrafKarl Wieck
Ben WrightHalbestadt
Howard CaineHugo Wallner
Olga FabianElsa Lindnow
Paul BuschSchmidt
Bernard KatesMax Perkins
Bess FlowersConcert Attendee (uncredited)
Frank BakerCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Brandon BeachCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph CrehanCourtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
Sayre DearingCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sam HarrisCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Shep HoughtonCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Reed HowesCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
William MeaderCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Colin KennyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
George NardelliCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Waclaw RekwartCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jack StoneyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Oscar Beregi Jr.Waiter at Court Lounge (uncredited)
Norbert SchillerWaiter (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgConcert Attendee (uncredited)
Herman HackConcert Attendee (uncredited)
Sheila BromleyMrs. Ives (uncredited)
Harold MillerCourtroom Officer (uncredited)
Hans MoebusAssistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Ed NelsonCaptain at Nightclub Announcing Call-up of Officers (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienGerman Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Rudy SolariInterpreter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Bert StevensGerman Prisoner in Cafeteria (uncredited)