# NÜRNBERG UND SEINE LEHRE / NUREMBERG ITS LESSON FOR TODAY HOLOCAUST TRIAL SHORT VERS. 1948 88764

Note: This is a short version of this film. See the other film in the playlist for the full hour-long documentary. "Nuremberg: It's Lesson for Today" was made by the Office of Military Government for Germany in May of 1947 under the auspices of the OSS Field Photographic Unit headed by John Ford. In the summer of 1945, Ford dispatched Stuart Schulberg to Europe to hunt for Nazi films that could be used at the Nuremberg trial. His older brother Budd, of higher rank, followed and led what became a small team of editors and writers. During a frenzied 4-month period, the Schulberg brothers and their colleagues scoured the German-occupied territories for footage. The films and photos they presented in the courtroom played a role in convicting the Nazis on trial. Subsequently, Stuart Schulberg wrote and directed this film, "Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today", which became the official documentary about the trial. The film opens with footage from Europe post V-E Day (:51). Citizens climb out from dug out positions (1:03). One gentleman plays a violin outside with a small child (1:17). Children await food supply donations (1:22). The streets of Europe are filmed devastated and stricken with poverty (1:36). The Nuremburg trials began on November 21st, 1945 (1:56) at the Palace of Justice (2:03). The Chief American prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson makes his opening statements (2:55). Herman Goering and Hitler are seen sitting next to one another (3:16). Nazi confiscated footage shows…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFIlm
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/88764-nurnberg)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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