After surrendering to the US Army in Salzburg, in May 1945, Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), Adolf Hitler’s second in command, imperiously orders the soldiers to get his bags, setting the tone for his dealings with the Allied powers. American Justice Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon) with a little help from powerful friends, including a reluctant Vatican, decides to set up an international court comprising the governments of Russia, France, Great Britain and the United States, to try “what is left of the Nazi high command.” He feels it is important, “This war is in a courtroom. The world needs to...