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Leading roles for Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in "Nuremberg"

The historical drama is based on the book by a US author and describes the encounter between a young military psychiatrist and Hermann Göring. Malek plays the psychiatrist, Crowe embodies Göring.

Actor Russell Crowe plays former Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring in the historical drama. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Actor Russell Crowe plays former Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring in the historical drama. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Movie - Leading roles for Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in "Nuremberg"

The two Oscar winners Rami Malek (42, "Bohemian Rhapsody") and Russell Crowe (59, "Gladiator") will take on leading roles in the historical drama "Nuremberg" about the Nuremberg Trials after the end of the Second World War. The production company Walden Media announced the cast for the project.

The film is based on the book "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" by US author Jack El-Hai. In it, he describes the encounter between the young US military psychiatrist Douglas Kelley and Hermann Göring, the highest-ranking Nazi who survived the end of the war and was captured by US troops. For months in 1945, Kelley had the opportunity to interview him while the trial of leading Nazis as war criminals was being prepared. Göring, former head of the Luftwaffe, was sentenced to death in 1946, but avoided execution by suicide.

US screenwriter James Vanderbilt (48, "Zodiac", "White House Down"), who previously directed the journalism drama "The Moment of Truth", will direct the film. Malek plays the psychiatrist, Crowe embodies Göring, Michael Shannon (49, "The Flash") the main prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, US Judge Robert H. Jackson. Filming is due to start in Hungary in February, reports the film portal "Deadline.com".

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Rami Malek, who won an Oscar for his role in "Bohemian Rhapsody," will portray the young US military psychiatrist in the upcoming film "Nuremberg." Russell Crowe, another Oscar winner for his role in "Gladiator," will take on the main role of Hermann Göring, one of the highest-ranking Nazis captured after the Second World War. The film, based on the book "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" by Jack El-Hai, will be directed by James Vanderbilt in Hungary, with filming starting in February. People in Los Angeles and around the world are eagerly awaiting the release of this historical drama, which will shed light on the Nuremberg Trials and the role of psychiatrists in questioning key figures like Göring.

Source: www.stern.de

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