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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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