Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Steven Zaillian

Based on a book: Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally

Keywords: Drama, Biography, Holocaust, Sniper, Jewish, WWII, Nazis

Wealthy German industrialist Oskar Schindler first exploits the plight of Jews for financial gain, then changes his outlook and tries to save as many as possible. Won 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Score and Best Screenplay; received 5 additional nominations including Best Actor and Supporting Actor. Entered 2004 into the National Film Registry.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Embeth Davidtz	Actor	11-Aug-1965		Matilda
Ralph Fiennes	Actor	22-Dec-1962		The English Patient
Ben Kingsley	Actor	31-Dec-1943		Gandhi
Liam Neeson	Actor	7-Jun-1952		Rob Roy, Gangs of New York
Norbert Weisser	Actor	9-Jul-1946		Midnight Express

CAST

Liam Neeson	...   Oskar Schindler
Ben Kingsley	...   Itzhak Stern
Ralph Fiennes	...   Amon Goeth
Caroline Goodall	...   Emilie Schindler
Jonathan Sagalle	...   Poldek Pfefferberg
Embeth Davidtz	...   Helen Hirsch
Malgoscha Gebel	...   Victoria Klonowska
Shmulik Levy	...   Wilek Chilowicz
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 Hauberger	...   Josef Bau
Leopold Kozlowski	...   Investor
Jerzy Nowak	...   Investor
Uri Avrahami	...   Chaim Nowak
Adam Siemion	...   OD/Chicken Boy
Magdalena Dandourian	...   Nuisa Horowitz
Pawel Delag	...   Dolek Horowitz
Shabtai Konorti	...   Garage Mechanic
Oliwia Dabrowska	...   Red Genia
Henryk Bista	...   Mr. Lowenstein
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 Jorg Assmann	...   Julius Madritsch
Geno Lechner	...   Majola
August Schmolzer	...   Dieter Reeder
Ludger Pistor	...   Josef Liepold
Beata Rybotycka	...   Club Singer
Branko Lustig	...   Nightclub Maitre D
Artus Maria Matthiessen	...   Treblinka Commandant
Hans-Michael Rehberg	...   Rudolph Hoss
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 Sgt. Kunder
Stanislaw Brejdygant	...   DEF Guard
Olaf Lubaszenko	...   Auschwitz Guard
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
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 Kruk	...   Czurda's Girl
Anemona Knut	...   Polish Girl
Jeremy Flynn	...   Brinnlitz Man
Agnieszka Wagner	...   Brinnlitz Girl
Jan Jurewicz	...   Russian Officer
Wieslaw Komasa	...   SS Guard, Plaszow Depot
Maciej Kozlowski	...   SS Guard, Zablocie
Martin S. Bergmann	...   SS NCO, Zablocie
Wilhelm Manske	...   SS NCO, Ghetto
Peter Flechtner	...   SS NCO, Ghetto
Sigurd Bemme	...   SS NCO, Ghetto
Ethel Szyc	...   Woman in Ghetto
Lucyna Zabawa	...   Woman in Ghetto
Ruth Farhi	...   Old Jewish Woman
Jerzy Sagan	...   Man in Ghetto
Dariusz Szymaniak	...   Prisoner at Depot
Dirk Bender	...   Clerk at Depot
Maciej Winkler	...   Black Marketeer
Radoslaw Krzyzowski	...   Black Marketeer
Jacek Lenczowski	...   Black Marketeer
Hanna Kossowska	...   Doctor in Ghetto
Maja Ostaszewska	...   Frantic Woman
Sebastian Skalski	...   Stableboy
Ryszard Radwanski	...   Pankiewicz
Piotr Kadlcik	...   Man in Pharmacy
Bartek Niebielski	...   NCO, Plaszow
Thomas Morris	...   Grun
Sebastian Konrad	...   Engineer
Lidia Wyrobiec-Bank	...   Clara Sternberg
Ravit Ferera	...   Maria Mischel
Agnieszka Korzeniowska	...   Girl in Ghetto
Dominika Bednarczyk	...   Girl in Ghetto
Alicja Kubaszewska	...   Girl in Ghetto
Danny Marcu	...   Man in Ghetto
Hans Rosner	...   Man in Ghetto
Edward Linde Lubaszenko	...   Brinnlitz Priest
Alexander Strobele	...   Monterlupich Prisoner
Georges Kern	...   Depot Master
Alexander Buczolich	...   SS Guard, Plaszow
Michael Schiller	...   SS Guard, Plaszow
Goetz Otto	...   SS Guard, Plaszlow
Wolfgang Seidenberg	...   SS Guard, Plaszow
Hubert Kramer	...   SS Guard, Plaszlow
Razia Israeli	...   Plaszow Jewish Girl
Dorit Ady Seadia	...   Plaszow Jewish Girl
Esti Yerushalmi	...   Plaszow Jewish Girl

REVIEWS

Review by John Mailer (posted on 21-Feb-2005)

Schindler's List is a brilliant, gritty drama based on true events. It's about enigmatic Oskar Schindler (portrayed by Liam Neeson), a Nazi who saved the lives of over 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.

When the Holocaust begins, the Jews flock to the factory, where most of them are immediately taken in by Schindler, his assistant Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), his fiendish henchman, Amon Goeth, (Ralph Fiennes) and many others working in the factory.

But Schindler is not what he seems. He's only taking in the Jews for more money, he is a married man, and does, at a point, have sex with another woman (good shot of his naked behind in the scene, and some breast shots of the woman, too).

The film doesn't always concentrate on the factory, also. Sometimes, the camera goes to other areas, where tough, violent procedures are taking place. An example is the Liquidation of the Ghetto, where a few hundred, maybe thousand Jews, are shot and killed. An interesting metaphor is a little girl in red walking through the streets and being ignored.

As well as gritty, Schindler's List is amusing, sometimes. The director is brilliant. Steven particulary knows the skills of giving the audience satisfactory enjoyment, and camerawork is impressive too. With a great cast, director and plot, Schindler's List is highly recommended to anyone who likes a tough, gritty drama.

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