Schindler's List (1993)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

Thomas Keneally (book)
Steven Zaillian (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History | War

Tagline:

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Factory | Businessman | Jewish | Death | German

Awards:

Won 7 Oscars. Another 63 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

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
Adi Nitzan	...	Mila Pfefferberg
Michael Schneider	...	Juda Dresner
Miri Fabian	...	Chaja Dresner
Anna Mucha	...	Danka Dresner
Albert Misak	...	Mordecai Wulkan
Michael Gordon	...	Mr. Nussbaum
Aldona Grochal	...	Mrs. Nussbaum
Jacek Wójcicki	...	Henry Rosner
Beata Paluch	...	Manci Rosner
Piotr Polk	...	Leo Rosner
Ezra Dagan	...	Rabbi Menasha Lewartow
Beata Nowak	...	Rebecca Tannenbaum
Rami Heuberger	...	Josef Bau (as Rami Hauberger)
Leopold Kozlowski	...	Investor
Jerzy Nowak	...	Investor
Uri Avrahami	...	Chaim Nowak
Adam Siemion	...	O.D. / Chicken Boy
Magdalena Dandourian	...	Nuisa Horowitz
Pawel Delag	...	Dolek Horowitz
Shabtai Konorti	...	Garage Mechanic
Oliwia Dabrowska	...	Red Genia
Henryk Bista	...	Mr. Löwenstein
Tadeusz Bradecki	...	DEF Foreman
Wojciech Klata	...	Lisiek
Elina Löwensohn	...	Diana Reiter
Ewa Kolasinska	...	Irrational Woman
Bettina Kupfer	...	Regina Perlman
Grzegorz Kwas	...	Mietek Pemper
Vili Matula	...	Investigator
Stanislaw Koczanowicz	...	Doorman
Hans-Jörg Assmann	...	Julius Madritsch (as Hans Jorg Assmann)
Geno Lechner	...	Majola
August Schmölzer	...	Dieter Reeder (as August Schmolzer)
Ludger Pistor	...	Josef Liepold
Beata Rybotycka	...	Club Singer
Branko Lustig	...	Nightclub Maitre D'
Artus Maria Matthiessen	...	Treblinka Commandant
Hans-Michael Rehberg	...	Rudolph Hoss (as Hans Michael Rehberg)
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew	...	Waiter
Michael Z. Hoffmann	...	Montelupich Colonel
Erwin Leder	...	Waffen SS Officer
Jochen Nickel	...	Wilhelm Kunde
Andrzej Welminski	...	Dr. Blancke
Daniel Del Ponte	...	Dr. Josef Mengele
Marian Glinka	...	DEF SS Officer
Grzegorz Damiecki	...	SS Sergeant Kunder
Stanislaw Brejdygant	...	DEF Guard
Olaf Lubaszenko	...	Auschwitz Guard (as Olaf Linde Lubaszenko)
Haymon Maria Buttinger	...	Auschwitz Guard
Peter Appiano	...	Auschwitz Guard
Jacek Pulanecki	...	Brinnlitz Guard
Tomasz Dedek	...	Gestapo Agent
Slawomir Holland	...	Gestapo Agent
Martin Semmelrogge	...	Waffen SS Man
Tadeusz Huk	...	Brinnlitz Gestapo Agent
Gerald Alexander Held	...	SS Bureaucrat
Piotr Cyrwus	...	Ukrainian Guard
Joachim Paul Assböck	...	Klaus Tauber, Gestapo Clerk
Osman Ragheb	...	Border Guard
Maciej Orlos	...	German Clerk
Marek Wrona	...	Toffel's Secretary
Zbigniew Kozlowski	...	Scherer's Secretary
Marcin Grzymowicz	...	Czurda's Secretary
Dieter Witting	...	Bosch
Magdalena Komornicka	...	Goeth's Girl
Agnieszka Krukówna	...	Czurda's Girl (as Agnieszka Kruk)
Anemona Knut	...	Polish Girl
Jeremy Flynn	...	Brinnlitz Man
Agnieszka Wagner	...	Brinnlitz Girl
Jan Jurewicz	...	Russian Officer
Wieslaw Komasa	...	Plaszów Depot SS Guard
Maciej Kozlowski	...	SS Guard, Zablocie
Martin S. Bergmann	...	SS NCO, Zablocie (as Martin Bergmann)
Wilhelm Manske	...	SS NCO, Ghetto
Peter Flechtner	...	SS NCO, Ghetto
Sigurd Bemme	...	SS NCO, Ghetto
Etl Szyc	...	Ghetto Woman
Lucyna Zabawa	...	Ghetto Woman
Ruth Farhi	...	Old Jewish Woman
Jerzy Sagan	...	Old Ghetto Man
Dariusz Szymaniak	...	Prisoner at Depot
Dirk Bender	...	Clerk at Depot
Maciej Winkler	...	Black Marketeer
Radoslaw Krzyzowski	...	Black Marketeer
Jacek Lenczowski	...	Black Marketeer
Hanna Kossowska	...	Ghetto Doctor
Maja Ostaszewska	...	Frantic Woman
Sebastian Skalski	...	Stableboy
Ryszard Radwanski	...	Pankiewicz
Piotr Kadlcik	...	Man in Pharmacy
Lech Niebielski	...	NCO - Plaszów (as Bartek Niebielski)
Thomas Morris	...	Grun
Sebastian Konrad	...	Engineer
Lidia Wyrobiec-Bank	...	Clara Sternberg
Ravit Ferera	...	Maria Mischel
Agnieszka Korzeniowska	...	Ghetto Girl
Dominika Bednarczyk	...	Ghetto Girl
Alicja Kubaszewska	...	Ghetto Girl
Danny Marcu	...	Ghetto Man
Hans Rosner	...	Ghetto Man
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko	...	Brinnlitz Priest
Alexander Strobele	...	Monterlupich Prisoner
Georges Kern	...	Depot Master (as Goerges Kern)
Alexander Buczolich	...	Plaszów SS Guard
Michael Schiller	...	Plaszów SS Guard
Götz Otto	...	Plaszów SS Guard (as Goetz Otto)
Wolfgang Seidenberg	...	Plaszów SS Guard
Hubert Kramar	...	Plaszów SS Guard
Razia Israeli	...	Plaszów Jewish Girl
Dorit Seadia	...	Plaszów Jewish Girl (as Dorit Ady Seadia)
Esti Yerushalmi	...	Plaszów Jewish Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michelle Csitos	...	(uncredited)
Ryszard Horowitz	...	Himself - Schindler Mourner (uncredited)
Maciej Kowalewski	...	Boy (uncredited)
Kamil Krawiec	...	Little Jewish Boy (uncredited)
Zuzanna Lipiec	...	Woman (uncredited)
Maria Peszek	...	Young worker (uncredited)
Leopold Pfefferberg	...	Himself - Schindler Mourner (uncredited)
Leopold Rosner	...	Himself - Schindler Mourner (uncredited)
Emilie Schindler	...	Herself - Schindler Mourner (uncredited)
Katarzyna Smiechowicz	...	German Girl (uncredited)
Katarzyna Tlalka	...	Worker in Factory (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Spielberg

Writing credits (WGA)
Thomas Keneally		(book)
Steven Zaillian		(screenplay)

Produced by
Irving Glovin	....	associate producer
Kathleen Kennedy	....	executive producer
Branko Lustig	....	producer
Gerald R. Molen	....	producer
Robert Raymond	....	associate producer
Lew Rywin	....	co-producer
Steven Spielberg	....	producer

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Janusz Kaminski

Film Editing by
Michael Kahn

Casting by
Tova Cypin
Lucky Englander
Fritz Fleischhacker
Liat Meiron
Magdalena Szwarcbart
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Allan Starski

Costume Design by
Anna B. Sheppard		(as Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard)

Makeup Department
Czeslawa Baldo	....	hair stylist: Poland, Heritage Films
Judith A. Cory	....	hair styles supervisor (as Judy Alexander Cory)
Pauline Heys	....	makeup artist: UK (as Pauline Hayes)
Alicja Kozlowska	....	hair stylist: Poland, Heritage Films
Mariusz Kusia	....	barber: Poland, Heritage Films
Matthew W. Mungle	....	additional makeup artist (as Matthew Mungle)
Waldemar Pokromski	....	makeup artist: Poland, Heritage Films
Jane Royle	....	makeup artist: UK
Christina Smith	....	makeup supervisor
Iwona Swierzawska	....	hair stylist: Poland, Heritage Films
Lisa Tomblin	....	hair stylist: UK (as Lisa Thomlin)
Malgorzata Zawadzka-Lewik	....	hair stylist: Poland, Heritage Films

Production Management
Martin Cohen	....	post-production supervisor
Józef Jarosz	....	unit production manager: Poland, Heritage Films
Branko Lustig	....	unit production manager
Zdravko Madzarevic	....	production supervisor: Croatia
Avner Peled	....	production manager: Israel
Zvi Spielmann	....	production supervisor: Israel
Milan Stanisic	....	production manager: Croatia
Michal Szczerbic	....	production manager: Poland, Heritage Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marek Brodzki	....	first assistant director: Poland
Michael Helfand	....	second assistant director
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	....	first assistant director
Krzysztof Zbieranek	....	second assistant director: Poland

Art Department
Ewa Braun	....	set decorator: Poland
César Díez Álava	....	property master
Batia Grafka	....	property master
Bogdan Kurzyk	....	construction coordinator: Poland
Ryszard Melliwa	....	set dresser: Poland
Grzegorz Piatkowski	....	set dresser: Poland
Grzegorz Rzepecki	....	property master: Poland
Ewa Skoczkowska	....	art director: Poland
Ewa Tarnowska	....	set dresser: Poland
Maciej Walczak	....	art director: Poland
Waldemar Weiss	....	construction coordinator: Poland

Sound Department
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist
Charles L. Campbell	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Timothy Carden	....	sound editor
Jeff Clark	....	sound editor
Mike Dowson	....	adr mixer: UK
Jerry Edemann	....	assistant sound editor
Louis L. Edemann	....	supervising sound editor
Tomislav Fogec	....	boom operator: Croatia
Leonard T. Geschke	....	sound editor (as Lenny Geschke)
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer
Ron Grafton	....	foley recordist
Allan Hartz	....	adr editor (as Allen Hartz)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor
Doug Jackson	....	sound editor
Robert Jackson	....	production sound mixer
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound editor
Ron Judkins	....	production sound mixer (as Ronald Judkins)
Samuel F. Kaufman	....	sound re-recordist
Gary Krivacek	....	sound editor
Stephanie D. Krivacek	....	adr assistant
Andrea Lakin	....	sound re-recordist
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Angie Luckey	....	assistant sound editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	sound editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoff Mist	....	adr recordist: UK
Robert Morrisey	....	assistant sound editor (as Rob Morrisey)
Gary Mundheim	....	sound editor
Chuck Neely	....	sound editor
Mel Neiman	....	processed sound effects
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Rod Rogers	....	adr assistant
Larry Singer	....	adr supervisor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist
Bernard Weiser	....	sound editor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	sound editor
William Jacobs	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Marijan Karoglan	....	special effects: Croatia
Bruce Minkus	....	special effects coordinator
Drago Poldrugac	....	special effects: Croatia
Ivo Sambol	....	special effects: Croatia
Craig Barnett	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Joel Aron	....	digital artist: ILM
Randall K. Bean	....	scanning operator: ILM
Kathleen Beeler	....	digital artist: ILM
Patricia Blau	....	senior staff member: ILM
Barbara Brennan	....	digital artist: ILM
Jill Brooks	....	coordinator: ILM
Gail Currey	....	producer: ILM
Mike Ellis	....	scanning operator: ILM
George Gambetta	....	scanning operator: ILM
Tim Geideman	....	optical processing: ILM
Matthew Hendershot	....	digital artist: ILM
Sandy Houston	....	digital artist: ILM
Bill Kimberlin	....	editor: ILM
Jeff Mann	....	senior staff member: ILM
Roberto McGrath	....	assistant editor: ILM
Jack Mongovan	....	digital artist: ILM
Jim Morris	....	senior staff member: ILM
Josh Pines	....	scanning supervisor: ILM (as Joshua Pines)
Steve Price	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Louis Rivera	....	negative cutter: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	optical supervisor: ILM
Robert Weaver	....	digital artist: ILM
Tom Williams	....	senior staff member: ILM
Susan Adele Colletta	....	digital matte supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Krzysztof Kotowski	....	stunt coordinator: Poland, Heritage Films

Camera and Electrical Department
Marek Bojsza	....	rigging best boy
Scott Buckler	....	rigging grip
Mauro Fiore	....	gaffer
Jarek Gorczycki	....	electrical best boy
David James	....	still photographer
Jim Kwiatkowski	....	dolly grip
Mollie S. Mallinger	....	second assistant camera
Steven Meizler	....	first assistant camera
Zoran Mikincic	....	assistant camera: Croatia
Andre Sobczak	....	key grip
Raymond Stella	....	camera operator
Steve Tate	....	first assistant camera
Mark Doering-Powell	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Brendan Donnison	....	voice casting: UK
Krzysztof Maj	....	extras casting coordinator: Poland, Heritage Films
Urszula Wolska	....	extras casting coordinator: Poland, Heritage Films (as Urszula Wolska)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mollie Jones	....	assistant costume designer: Poland, Heritage Films (as Molly Jones)
Monika Sajko	....	assistant costume designer: Poland, Heritage Films
Ewa Skorza	....	assistant costume designer: Poland, Heritage Films
Malgorzata Stefaniak	....	assistant costume designer: Poland, Heritage Films
Dana Wright	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Alan Cody	....	assistant editor
Patrick Crane	....	assistant editor
Michael Fallavollita	....	assistant editor
Michelle Fandetti	....	post-production coordinator
Peter Fandetti	....	assistant editor
Ralph Tarr	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Andy Bass	....	score recordist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Greg Dennen	....	score recordist
Giora Feidman	....	musician: clarinet solo
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
John Neufeld	....	orchestrator
Itzhak Perlman	....	musician: violin solo
Sam Sanders	....	musician: piano accompaniment
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor (as Ken Wannberg)
John Williams	....	conductor
John Williams	....	music producer
Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Angela Morley	....	additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Angela Morley	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jerzy Mizak	....	transportation manager: Poland, Heritage Films
Janusz Petelski	....	picture vehicle coordinator: Poland, Heritage Films
Gaby Weismann	....	driver: Steven Spielberg, Israel (uncredited)

Other crew
Steven W. Bauerfeind	....	production assistant
Andrzej Besztak	....	production coordinator: Poland, Heritage Films
Ewa Brodzka	....	assistant location manager: Poland, Heritage Films
Dale Caldwell	....	laboratory timer
Jessica Capshaw	....	intern
Ronit Chayun	....	production coordinator: Israel
Barbara Cieslak	....	production secretary: Poland, Heritage Films
Sheila Clark	....	assistant accountant
Amanda Codding	....	intern
Bonnie Curtis	....	production associate
Jane Goe	....	production controller
René González	....	projectionist
Karen Gordon	....	production accountant
Debra Grieco	....	production accountant
Lori Helfand	....	assistant: Mr. Molen
Zeljko Hren	....	caterer: Croatia
Jan Janik	....	location manager: Poland, Heritage Films
J.M. Kenny	....	production assistant (as Joseph J.M. Kenny)
Karen Bittenson Kushell	....	production associate
Alison Mace	....	intern
Jenifer Mallory	....	intern
Stipe Mamic	....	caterer: Croatia
Liat Meiron	....	production coordinator: Israel
Kathleen Miranda	....	assistant: Mr. Spielberg
Paul Moody	....	production assistant: Poland, Heritage Films
Hilde Odelga	....	production office coordinator: austria
Sandra Odelga	....	assistant production office coordinator: Austria
Kristen O'Neill	....	production assistant
Franek Palowski	....	production consultant: Poland, Heritage Films
Leopold Pfefferberg	....	consultant (as Leopold Page)
Nada Pinter	....	script supervisor: Croatia
Barbara Poznanski	....	production assistant: Poland, Heritage Films
Osman Ragheb	....	dialect supervisor: Germany
Marcin Rywin	....	production assistant: Poland, Heritage Films
Zdenko Sertic	....	facility provider: Croatia
Agnieszka Skwara	....	assistant: Mr. Lustig, Poland, Heritage Films
Anne Marie Stein	....	unit publicist
Maciej Swierzawski	....	production assistant: Poland, Heritage Films
Armen Tatoian	....	assistant accountant
Michael Theurer	....	production coordinator
Diana Tinkley	....	assistant: Mr. Molen
Katarzyna Trocka	....	secretary: Mr. Rywin, Poland, Heritage Films
Robert Vidacek	....	facility provider: Croatia
Milan Vucen	....	facility provider: Croatia
Dagmara Walkowicz	....	interpreter: Poland, Heritage Films
James L. Wiggins	....	production coordinator (as Jim Wiggins)
Arthur J. Miller Jr.	....	railroad consultant (uncredited)
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Feliks Pastusiak	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeff Scheftel	....	visual control supervisor (uncredited)
Joan Washington	....	dialect coach (uncredited)

Thanks
Yves Albiez	....	special thanks
Waldemar Dabrowski	....	thanks
Steve Ross	....	dedicatee
Maciej Skalski	....	special thanks
Andrzej Wajda	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Amblin Entertainment

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lucernafilm - Alfa (1994) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (two-disc limited edition)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (two-disc special edition)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (two-disc special edition) (Universal Ultimate Selection)
• Universal Pictures (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Boston Symphony Orchestra  Mr. Perlman accompanied by members of
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Delta Sound Services  adr recording
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Eastman Kodak  film stock supplied by
• Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recording
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Sony Pictures Studios  music recording
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  sound re-recording
• Warner Hollywood Studios  foley recording

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and actuality violence.

Runtime:

195 min | Turkey:185 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew | German | Polish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-13 (re-rating) | Finland:K-14 (original rating) | Malaysia:18PL (re-rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) (original rating) | Brazil:14 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | New Zealand:M | India:A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Israel:PG | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Auschwitz, Poland

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

For the epilogue scene, all actors are required to accompany the original Schindlerjuden they portrayed in the movie in pairs (actor and the Jew they portrayed carrying and placing a pebble on the grave). This actually explains why Liam Neeson was the one placing the flowers on the stone before the end credits roll in.

Goofs:

Continuity: Oskar sits down at Amon's table for lunch, getting ready to eat, with the camera looking from behind Amon. When they change angles you can see him already chewing the food.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

GOD BLESS THE CHILD

A perfect film

To sum up Spielberg's masterwork in one word is a nearly impossible task, but I have come to the conclusion that Schindler's List is perfect. Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler is truly great in recreating the role of a modern day Moses. Making this film all the more compelling is John Williams' perfectly composed original musical score. This film deserves all the awards bestowed upon it, especially best picture by the National Board of Review and the Academy and the Academy Award for best director Steven Spielberg. It deserves all these awards and more. Schindler's List is a film that everyone should see and appreciate to its fullest extent. Spielberg will remain an immortal filmmaker through the work he put into this film.