Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American and worldwide airline rights to James Vanderbilt's Nuremberg, based on the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of World War II by Jack El-Hai, from Walden Media and Bluestone Entertainment. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on November 7, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials.
Written and directed by Vanderbilt, Nuremberg stars Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon. The cast also includes Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O'Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
"I am beyond thrilled to be reuniting with Michael and Tom and the whole Sony Pictures Classics team, who 10 years ago took a chance on me as a first-time director, and whose legacy of championing great films makes them an incredible partner," said Vanderbilt. "Nuremberg explores the fragile boundary between justice and vengeance in the aftermath of unimaginable atrocity. As we approach the 80th anniversary of this unprecedented moment in history, this story feels more urgent than ever, and I can't wait for audiences to see it on the big screen."
Sony Pictures Classics praised the film as "a major work, a riveting subject, even more relevant today, that will speak to audiences of all ages. Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Rami Malek, and Leo Woodall are all at their career best here. Nuremberg will be a standout in theaters this Fall."