Schindlers List
Drama, War
Universal Studios  (1993) 196 mins R

8.9 (220,240 votes) Top 250: #7
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Schindler's List, a Stephen Spielberg film, is a cinematic masterpiece that has become one of the most honored films of all time.

Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, it also won every major Best Picture Awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, the National Society of Film Critics, the National Board of Review, the Producers Guild, the Los Angeles Film Critics, the Chicago, Boston and Dallas Film Critics; a Christopher Award; and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globe Awards. Steven Spielberg was further honored with the Directors Guild of America Award.

The film presents the indelible true story of the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party, womanizer, and war profiteer who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. It is the tri...

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Cast and Crew
Liam Neeson  ......  Oskar Schindler
Ralph Fiennes  ......  Amon Goeth
Embeth Davidtz  ......  Helen Hirsch
Caroline Goodall  ......  Emilie Schindler
Ben Kingsley  ......  Itzhak Stern
Jonathan Sagalle  ...... 
Director  .....  Steven Spielberg
Producer  .....  Branko Lustig; Steven Spielberg; Gerald R. Molen
Writer  .....  Steven Zaillian; Thomas Keneally
Cinematography  .....  Janusz Kaminski
Musician  .....  John Williams
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In the opening sequence when Schindler is preparing for the party (dressing up, getting money) the shape of his hands (and nails) differs from shot to shot. (more)

Trivia:
Production designer Allan Starski's replica of the forced labor camp at Plaszow was one of the largest sets ever built in Poland. The movie set was constructed from the plans of the original camp. The production built 34 barracks and seven watchtowers and also recreated the road into the camp that was paved with Jewish tombstones. (more)

Filming Locations:
Auschwitz, Poland (more)

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

Awards:
Won 7 Oscars. Another 63 wins & 21 nominations (more)