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Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.
Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.
Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.
Directed by Shannon Cochran
Ryan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/Others
Michael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. Geuter
Jake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph Peterson
Harry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General Merrin
Shannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa Lindow
Alan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner Lammpe
James Morrison as Judge Dan Haywood
David Selby as Colonel Parker
Kate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/Maria
Nick Toren as Oscar Rolfe
John Vickery as Ernst Janning
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