Overview
- James Vanderbilt adapted Jack El-Hai’s The Nazi and the Psychiatrist to explore American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley’s psychological battle with Hermann Göring during the postwar trials
- Mythology Entertainment spent over a decade developing the project after securing rights in 2011 and began filming in Hungary in February 2024
- Academy Award winners Rami Malek and Russell Crowe lead a cast that includes Michael Shannon, Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery and Colin Hanks
- Production is led by Richard Saperstein, Bradley J. Fischer, William Sherak and Vanderbilt with financing from Bluestone Entertainment, Walden Media and Hungary’s Széchenyi Funds
- WME Independent negotiated the deal granting Sony Pictures Classics North American and worldwide rights