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Schindler's List

Schindler's List

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.

19938.63h 15m

Overview

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Steven Zaillian, Thomas Keneally
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $321.4M

Top Cast

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Oskar Schindler

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Itzhak Stern

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Amon Goeth

Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall

Emilie Schindler

Jonathan Sagall

Jonathan Sagall

Poldek Pfefferberg

Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz

Helen Hirsch

Małgorzata Gebel

Małgorzata Gebel

Viktoria Klonowska

Shmuel Levy

Shmuel Levy

Wilek Chilowicz

Mark Ivanir

Mark Ivanir

Marcel Goldberg

Béatrice Macola

Béatrice Macola

Ingrid

Themes & Keywords

factoryheronaziconcentration campss (nazi schutzstaffel)holocaust (shoah)world war iighettojew persecutionkraków, polanddefense industryauschwitz-birkenau concentration campbiographybased on true storyindustrialisthistorical fictionblack and whitetrainperiod dramapolandevilhistorical dramaweapons manufacturerdishearteningnazi trainsegunda guerra mundial

About Schindler's List

Schindler's List is a drama, history, war film released in 1993 exploring themes of factory, hero, nazi, concentration camp, ss (nazi schutzstaffel), holocaust (shoah). Directed by Steven Spielberg, it stars Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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