Russell Crowe reveals 'most challenging' day of his career – as he portrays Nazi leader Hermann Göring in Nuremberg

Russell Crowe has played dozens of tough roles – but nothing could be as daunting as portraying one of history's most evil men.

In Nuremberg, coming soon to Stan, Crowe plays remorseless Nazi leader Hermann Göring.

In the trailer, which you can watch above, Crowe's menacing portrayal makes clear why he has described this as one of the biggest challenges of his long and decorated career.

The brand new film Nuremberg is premiering March 12, only on Stan.

During promotion of Nuremberg, Crowe revealed that the film's epic courtroom scene, which sees his Göring duel with Michael Shannon as U.S prosecutor Robert H. Jackson, was shortened from a four-day-long shoot to just one.

"Michael and I discussed how there didn't seem to be natural stopping points. The scene was written like a duel, a fight sequence with concepts and philosophies as weapons..." he told Deadline.

Despite reservations from director James Vanderbilt, Crowe and Shannon successfully negotiated a lengthy single-day shoot.

"It was probably one of the most challenging, thrilling and resonate days I've ever spent on a film set," Crowe said.

Australian audiences will be able to watch the gripping film when it premieres March 12, only on Stan.

What is 'Nuremberg' about?

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, as the world grapples with the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust.

US Army psychiatrist Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Kelley (Malek) is assigned the extraordinary task of assessing the mental state of high-ranking Nazi officials, including Hitler's second-in-command, Hermann Göring.

Kelley must get to know his "patients", while the Allies set about creating an unprecedented international tribunal at Nuremberg to ensure the Nazi regime answers for its atrocities.

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However, he soon finds himself locked in a psychological duel with Göring, coming to the sobering realisation that ordinary men can commit extraordinary evil.

Who stars in 'Nuremberg'?

Russell Crowe leads the film as Hermann Göring, Nazi Germany's infamous Reichsmarschall and the second most powerful man in the regime.

Fellow Oscar winner Rami Malek plays Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Kelley, the chief psychiatrist at Nuremberg Prison during the early months of the Nuremberg trials.

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They are supported by a cast of familiar names including Michael Shannon, Leo Woodall, Richard E. Grant, Colin Hanks, John Slattery and Mark O'Brien.

Who are the creators of Nuremberg?

Nuremberg is written and directed by James Vanderbilt and is based on the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, by writer Jack El-Hai.

Vanderbilt is also a producer on the film, alongside Richard Saperstein, Bradley J. Fischer, William Sherak, Frank Smith, Benjamin Tappan, Cherilyn Hawrysh, István Major and George Freeman.

Executive producers include author El-Hai, Brooke Saperstein, Annie Saperstein, Beau Turpin, W. Porter Payne Jr., Paul Neinstein, Széchenyi Funds Géza Deme and Tamas Hajnal.

The brand new film Nuremberg is premiering March 12, only on Stan.

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