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.
Spencer Tracy Chief Judge Dan Haywood
Burt Lancaster Dr. Ernst Janning
Richard Widmark Colonel Tad Lawson
Marlene Dietrich Mrs. Bertholt
Judy Garland Mrs. Irene Hoffman Wallner
Montgomery Clift Rudolph Petersen
William Shatner Captain Harrison Byers
Stanley Kramer Director