Editing
Sep 13, 2026
Nuremberg: Tom Eagles cutting history that must not feel like a lecture
Editor Tom Eagles cut Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe, where courtroom and war-crime history demand moral clarity without turning into a TED talk. Editorial ethics and pace are the same problem.
Historical dramas tip into lecture when every cut explains instead of confronts. Eagles's episode is about letting faces, silences, and document weight do work dialogue cannot.
Pair this with other Kingdom of Dreams editor talks when you are cutting true-story material.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 292: Tom Eagles on Nuremberg
- → EP 291: Craig Wood on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don
- → EP 284: Affonso Gonçalves on Editor Affonso Gonçalves - Hamnet - Golden Globe Winner
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Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with editor Tom Eagles (EP 292).