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Writers (WGA):
Thomas Keneally (book)
Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 December 1993 (USA) more
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Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. more
Plot:
Oskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during the war. He witnesses the horrors endured by the Jews, and starts to save them. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 7 Oscars. Another 63 wins & 21 nominations more
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A pure masterpiece more (922 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Liam Neeson ... Oskar Schindler

Ben Kingsley ... Itzhak Stern

Ralph Fiennes ... Amon Goeth

Caroline Goodall ... Emilie Schindler
Jonathan Sagall ... Poldek Pfefferberg (as Jonathan Sagalle)

Embeth Davidtz ... Helen Hirsch
Malgoscha Gebel ... Wiktoria Klonowska
Shmuel Levy ... Wilek Chilowicz (as Shmulik Levy)

Mark Ivanir ... Marcel Goldberg
Béatrice Macola ... Ingrid
Andrzej Seweryn ... Julian Scherner

Friedrich von Thun ... Rolf Czurda
Krzysztof Luft ... Herman Toffel
Harry Nehring ... Leo John

Norbert Weisser ... Albert Hujar
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexuality and actuality violence.
Runtime:
195 min | Turkey:185 min (TV version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Director Cameo: [Steven Spielberg]a liberated Schindler Jew among the hundreds crossing a field near the end of the film. more
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Continuity: When the kid is painting the letters "DIREKTOR" for the first time, a serif font is used. In a subsequent shot the word is shown in a san-serif, bolder, almost stencil-like font. The size of the word is also much larger than before. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[a Hebrew prayer is chanted, followed by a flashback to 1940s Poland]
Krakow registrar: Name?
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MAMATSCHI (MOMMY, BUY ME A PONY) more

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126 out of 180 people found the following review useful.
A pure masterpiece, 14 April 2000
10/10
Author: TheQuietStorm from Brooklyn

Schindler's List is not only a pure masterpiece but, for me, it is one of the greatest films ever made in the world.

The film starts off to reveal a womanizing, Nazi business man who profited off of slave labor. The Nazi business man is of course Oskar Schindler. Oskar is just like most men. He has a love for good wine, beautiful women, and pursues happiness through the success of his business. But on his journey to a successful business, millions of Jews were being killed during a time which most label as one of the darkest periods of human history. As Oskar made money, innocent people were being murdered. That's when the self-centered, often money hungry Oskar steps in and gives up his goal of having a successful business to save the lives of over 1,000 Jews.

This film is about redemption and was beautifully photographed in black and white by Janusz Kaminski (cinematographer). At the helm is no one other than Steven Spielberg, who brilliantly called non-pretentious shots and brought back to life a time and period most want to forget, but shouldn't. This film is a must see by me. I give the film an "A+" (wishing I could give it a higher grade than that) and a 10 out of 10...

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