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...
Saved in:
Corporate Authors: | , |
---|---|
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Video |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Universal City, CA
Universal
2004
|
Edition: | Widescreen (1.85:1) version |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Click Here to View Status and Holdings. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
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 |