The victorious Allies have agreed to put the ‘top-notch Nazis’ on trial. But it turns out the Americans have one concept of a trial and the Russians another entirely. And what precisely will these men be charged with – exactly what is ‘A Crime Against Humanity’?

But it isn’t easy to agree a new trial procedure – Russia and France don’t use cross-examination and America is insisting on a charge of Conspiracy, unknown in France. But procedure is nothing compared to the problem of the Four Indictments: they will have to invent new words – ‘Genocide’ enters the language. Starring Forbes Masson as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, the Chief British prosecutor and Henry Goodman as Iona Nikitchenko, Chief Soviet Prosecutor.

Cast:The Hon. Diana Ravenscourt - KATE PHILLIPSRobert H Jackson - JOSEPH MYDELLSir David Maxwell-Fyfe - FORBES MASSONIona Nikitchenko - HENRY GOODMANGeneral Clay - NATHAN WILEYVyacheslav Molotov - JASPER BRITTONHenri Gros - JONATHAN CULLENAmerican Colonel - JOSEPH ALESSIAmerican Major - CLIVE WOODAmerican Sergeant - ILAN GOODMANTitles - LEWIS MACLEOD

Sound Designer - ADAM WOODHAMSStudio Manager - MARK SMITHCasting Director - GINNY SCHILLEROriginal Score - METAPHOR MUSICWriter and Director - JONATHAN MYERSONProducer - NICHOLAS NEWTON

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