Nuremberg Film Overview During the Nuremberg trials held in 1945 and 1946, top Nazi leaders were prosecuted, including Hermann Göring, who was second only to Hitler. While Göring's role is widely known, less attention has been given to American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley. Kelley spent over 80 hours evaluating Göring and 21 other high-ranking Nazis before their trials. As chronicled in Jack El-Hai’s book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, Kelley was simultaneously captivated and disturbed by