Schindler's List
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Schindler's List is a 1993 drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
In German-occupied Kraków during World War II, the Nazis forced local Polish Jews into the overcrowded Kraków Ghetto. Oskar Schindler, a German Nazi Party member from Czechoslovakia, arrives in the city, hoping to make his fortune. He bribes Wehrmacht (German armed forces) and SS officials, acquiring a factory to produce enamelware. Schindler hires Itzhak Stern, a Jewish official with contacts among black marketeers and the Jewish business community; Stern handles administration and helps Schindler arrange financing. Stern ensures that as many Jewish workers as possible were deemed essential to the German war effort to prevent them from being taken by the SS to concentration camps or killed.
Production
Written by Steven Zaillian, the film was produced by Amblin Entertainment. John Williams composed the score. Janusz Kamiński handled the cinematography. The film runs 195 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $22,000,000, Schindler's List grossed $321,365,567 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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