Reading of indictments at Nuremberg Trial

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irn1001588
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.177.1
  • RG-60.2419
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
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EHRI Partner

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Reading of indictment at Nuremberg Trial. Courtroom at rest (pre-trial). Court rises as Tribunal enters. Dock showing Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop, etc. 01:01:58 Hess stares stonily (at camera). Hess looks around room, smirks and smiles as MP picks up Hess' earphones for him to hear. MS, MLS, defendants, judges, courtroom audience listening as Justice Lawrence (voiceover) speaks about giving defendants access to documents that will be used as evidence during the trial. (poor image quality-scratches on film, underexposed footage) 01:02:39 Lawrence continues stating, "Indictment shall now be read." Rear view of prosecutor reading indictment from the podium (poor image quality-underexposed) as well as the accusation of guilty. He names defendants, including: Funk, Streicher, Ley, Kaltenbrunner, Jodl, Bormann, von Ribbentrop, etc. 01:05:34 Goering looking bored, distracted. Hess fidgets. MLS, seated group of defendants' attorneys, dock in BG. 01:06:40 Indictment refers to the extermination of a certain group and utilization of Nazi control. Cut to Hess and Goering, slow pan across defendants' bench (uneven lighting in courtroom). 01:07:30 MS, Judge's bench. 01:07:57 WS, view of translators. 01:08:21 LS from back of courtroom, rear view of British prosecutor reading the indictment: Count 2 and Appendix B.

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  • 00:01:24-00:09:28

  • Timecodes starting with 01: refer to the Master and User (VHS) copies. Timecodes starting with 00: refer to the Protection (Beta SP) copy. Tape previously considered NURM 1. Duplicate footage on Film ID 163, Story 363.

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