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A 2000 Miniseries based on the main '''Nuremberg''' Trial. It consisted of two episodes and starred Alec Baldwin, Brian Cox, [[Michael
[[Your Mileage May Vary|Depending on your point of view]], it might appear as [[Hollywood History|the typical celebration of the heroic
The plot spaces from the capture of the main Nazi war criminals to the end of the trial, as the historical accuracy swerves between [[Did Not Do the Research]] and [[Shown Their Work]].
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* [[The
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: Robert Ley {{spoiler|hangs himself in his cell before the beginning of the trial}}. And {{spoiler|Hermann Göring swallows cyanide before the executions start.}}
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Everyone in the court is sickened and horrified by the filmed footage; two court clerks are so aghast that they run from the screening. Possibly happens to many viewers watching the series too.
* [[Break the
* [[The
* [[
{{quote|'''Wilhelm Keitel:''' "He's pretending. Hess is very smart."
'''Alfred Jodl:''' "If he was so smart, he wouldn't have spent the last four years in an English prison." }}
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: General Keitel is addressed as Admiral Keitel when his sentence is given.
* [[Dirty
* [[Dissonant
* [[Even Evil Has
** That said, in [[Real
{{quote|"We knew when the people were dead because [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|they stopped
** Also some defendants show uneasiness as they see the clips about the concentration camps.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Rudolf Hess provides one of this {{spoiler|after the executions}}.
* [[Famous Last
** The writers [[Did Not Do the Research]] for Field Marshal Keitel, whose last words weren't "Deutschland über alles!" but "Alles für Deutschland!".
* [[Foregone
* [[Good Scars, Evil
* [[Greedy Jew]]: Julius Streicher openly and proudly admits considering this stereotype as a matter of fact.
* [[Hanging
* [[Heel
* [[Hollywood
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Julius Streicher.
* [[Just Following
* [[Lack of
* [[Loads and Loads of
* [[Not So
* [[Punch Clock
** Also Albert Speer.
* [[Real Life Writes the
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: Hans Frank shows repentance for the crimes he committed while he was ''Gauleiter'' of Poland, but this isn't enough to spare him the gallows.
* [[Smug
* [[The Sociopath]]: Rudolf Hoss killed over 2 million jews when he was overseer of Auschwitz. He not only never gave it a second thought, he ''[[Complete Monster|found a way to kill people faster!]]''
* [[Those Wacky
* [[Too Dumb to
* [[Villainous
** Also Ribbentrop has a minor one when he starts weeping as the clip about the concentration camps is shown to the court.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Strangely, some sentences aren't read by the judges. However, we get to see the executions of all the defendants sentenced to death.
* [[Worthy
* [[Yes-
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