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Schindler's List (1993)

R  195 min  -  Biography | Drama | History   -  15 December 1993 (USA)
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In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Thomas Keneally (book), Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Neeson ...
Ben Kingsley ...
Ralph Fiennes ...
Caroline Goodall ...
Jonathan Sagall Jonathan Sagall ...
Poldek Pfefferberg (as Jonathan Sagalle)
Embeth Davidtz ...
Malgorzata Gebel Malgorzata Gebel ...
Wiktoria Klonowska
Shmuel Levy Shmuel Levy ...
Wilek Chilowicz (as Shmulik Levy)
Mark Ivanir ...
Marcel Goldberg
Béatrice Macola Béatrice Macola ...
Ingrid
Andrzej Seweryn Andrzej Seweryn ...
Friedrich von Thun ...
Rolf Czurda
Krzysztof Luft Krzysztof Luft ...
Herman Toffel
Harry Nehring Harry Nehring ...
Leo John
Norbert Weisser ...
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Storyline

Oskar Schindler is a vainglorious and greedy German businessman who becomes unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. A testament for the good in all of us. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Death | Factory | List | Holocaust  | See more »

Taglines:

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality and actuality violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew | German | Polish (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La lista de Schindler See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$656,636 (USA) (17 December 1993) (25 Screens)

Gross:

$317,100,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | DTS-Stereo

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Juliette Binoche was offered a role, which she has described in interviews as a woman who was to be raped and then murdered, but she turned it down. She had already turned Steven Spielberg down once that same year, passing on the role of Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park to make Three Colors: Blue. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Oskar Schindler takes his meal he uses his fork with the right hand and his knife with the left. Not being left-handed this would be a very unusual thing for a German man to do. In fact, Germans and many Europeans do in fact cut their meat with their dominant hand, and do not rotate utensils. Rather the meat is eaten straight from the knife, so the way Schindler eats in that scene is technically culturally correct. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[a Hebrew prayer is chanted, followed by a flashback to 1940s Poland]
Krakow registrar: Name?
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Crazy Credits

Does not include the usual E.T.-and-Elliott logo for
'Steven Spielberg''s Amblin Entertainment. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Keyzer & de Boer advocaten: De informant (#1.22)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"POR UNA CABEZA"
(uncredited)
Music by Carlos Gardel See more »