Schindler's list

The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time, he tries to stay solvent...

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Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Neeson, Liam, Kingsley, Ben 1943-, Fiennes, Ralph, Goodall, Caroline 1959-, Sagalle, Jonathan, Davidtz, Embeth 1966-, Spielberg, Steven 1946-, Lustig, Branko, Molen, Gerald R., Zaillian, Steven, Keneally, Thomas
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Universal City, CA Universal 2004
Edition:Widescreen (1.85:1) version
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Summary:The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time, he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony of his villa that overlooks the prison camp he commands.
Item Description:Double-sided disc
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993
Based on the book by Thomas Keneally
Special features: "Voices from the list" featurette; behind "The Shoah Foundation story with Steven Spielberg" featurette; cast and filmmakers; about Oskar Schindler
Physical Description:1 videodisc (ca. 196 min.) sd., b&w with col. sequences 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD, 5.1 Dolby Digital surround
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexuality, and actuality violence
Awards:Academy Award, 1994: Best director; best picture; best cinematography; best art direction-set direction; best film editing; best music-original score; best writing-screenplay based on material from another medium.
ISBN:9780783297286