“Nuremberg”: Aren’t We All a Little Bit Nazi?

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A film about the Nuremberg Trials – and about an uncomfortable truth: that perpetrators are not just monsters. Why Russell Crowe's portrayal of Hermann Göring is so disturbing.

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In the new film "Nuremberg" (in theaters starting Thursday), Hollywood star Russell Crowe plays Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring before his trial. The "Krone" newspaper spoke with director James Vanderbilt. Normally, James Vanderbilt is responsible as a screenwriter, producer, or director for blockbuster films like the "Scream" horror movies, "Zodiac," or the "Spider-Man" comic book adaptations. But now he's been captivated by a completely diffe…