Desc: The Nuremberg Trial: War Crimes on Trial: Directed by Anne Dorfman. With Walter Cronkite, Roger Grunwald, Terry Moran, Steven Spielberg. In 1945, an international court of judges from the U.S., England, France and the Soviet Union tried 22 top Nazi leaders, including Hermann Goering and Rudolph Hess. The defendants were charged with conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Twelve defendants were sentenced to death, seven received prison terms and three were acquitted.