Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Rami Malek and Russell Crowe star in the new World War II film Nuremberg, about a psychiatrist tasked with evaluating Nazi leader Herman Göring to determine if he's fit to stand trial for war crimes.
The movie, released in theaters Friday, is one of many over the decades that have told the true stories of some of those who worked behind the scenes during the war to save lives, develop technologies to help the war effort, document the realities of the war, keep the lines of communication open and even to protect priceless works of art.
Malek plays psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, whose story was originally told in the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.
"The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring (Russell Crowe)," a synopsis of the film reads.
The drama features a large ensemble cast including Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Richard E. Grant and Lotte Verbeek.
