Jack El-Hai, whose book, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, inspired the film “Nuremberg” will be speaking in Jamestown Friday.

JAMESTOWN – The Robert H. Jackson Center and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts will present a special community screening of “Nuremberg” on Friday, Jan. 30, followed by a live talk-back with author Jack El-Hai, whose book, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, inspired the film.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and the film begins at 6 p.m. at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third Street, Jamestown. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Jack El-Hai, who will discuss the true historical events behind the film and the continuing significance of the Nuremberg Trials.

Directed by James Vanderbilt and starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Colin Hanks, and John Slattery, Nuremberg dramatizes the true story of U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, who examined Nazi war criminals awaiting trial in 1945. His psychological interviews with figures such as Hermann Goring raised enduring questions about guilt, responsibility, and the nature of evil.

Robert H. Jackson, as played by Michael Shannon, is a key figure in the story and provides the legal framework, rationale, and prosecution for the International Military Tribunal, which opened 80 years ago on November 20, 1945.

Tickets for the January 30 screening and discussion will be available through the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts box office and online at https://ci.ovationtix.com/36182/production/1255745?performanceId=11713045

The theater and box office at The Reg are located at 116 E. 3rd St. in Jamestown, NY. The box office is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 12-5 p.m. and one hour before movies and events.

This event is part of the Robert H. Jackson Center’s ongoing effort to promote public understanding of justice, human rights, and the rule of law–principles that Justice Jackson, Chief U.S. Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, helped define for the modern world.

The Robert H. Jackson Center, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, advances the legacy of Robert H. Jackson and our vision of a global society where the universal principles of equality, fairness, and justice prevail.

To learn more about the extraordinary local, national, and international contributions of Robert H. Jackson, the public is invited to visit the Center from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at 305 East 4th Street in Jamestown, NY or online at roberthjackson.org. Docents are available to provide tours from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturdays between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and by appointment. Donations are welcome to support the free programs the Center provides to all ages throughout the year.

Reg Lenna Center for The Arts is at the heart of the arts and cultural district in Jamestown NY. The Reg showcases a wide variety of events including live concerts, movies, ballet, orchestras, gallery shows and more. The center includes a 1,165-seat historic theater, a multi-media arts studio, pre-function event space, Bill’s Place – home of the 1878 Buffalo Bill Billboard, 3rd On 3rd Art Gallery and WRFA-LP 107.9 FM low power community radio station. The Reg showcases a wide variety of events, workshops, gallery shows and is utilized by many community organizations.