Nuremburg trial dock with defendants sat listening to proceedings on headphones, including Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Wilhelm Keitel.
© IWM (NWT 28)

Kevin Reynolds was awarded his PhD in 2012.  Entitled '‘That Justice be Seen’: the American Prosecution’s Use of Film at the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal' the project was a partnership between IWM and the University of Sussex. 

His dissertation examines the use of motion-picture film by the American Prosecution before and during the "Trial of the Major War Criminals" at the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Germany, 1945-1946. 

The research is based on never before used material including newly discovered film, official papers, and private letters. The focus of the research is on three crucial themes: the political, juridical and moral concerns of the American planners and prosecutors.