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Total Rating: 
***
Ended: 
Ended May 13, 2001
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
National Actors Theater
Theater Type: 
Broadway
Theater: 
Longacre Theater
Theater Address: 
220 West 48th Street
Genre: 
Drama
Author: 
Abby Mann
Director: 
John Tillinger
Review: 

From the portentious narration that accompanies the opening film clips to everyone's tendency to speechify, this is nothing if not earnest stuff. Thank heaven for George Grizzard's humor and restraint as a homespun judge. Maximilian Schell's just fine until he starts gobbling the scenery. Michael Mastro's mentally-challenged witness will likely cause debate, but it's a strong and fascinating acting choice. Nice work, too, from Robert Foxworth, Peter Francis James and a charming Marthe Keller.

Miscues include a terrible father-daughter scene between Schell and Kellie Overbey and concentration camp film footage that's unwatchable not because it's horrifying but because it's projected on a obscuring backdrop. A generally absorbing drama, yet never as gripping as the movie.

Cast: 
Maximilian Schell, George Grizzard, Michael Hayden, Robert Foxworth, Marthe Keller.
Other Critics: 
TOTALTHEATER Jason Clark +
Critic: 
David Lefkowitz
Date Reviewed: 
March 2001