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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.

Contributors:

Spielberg, Steven, 1946-

Zaillian, Steven

Neeson, Liam

Fiennes, Ralph

Kingsley, Ben, 1943-

Keneally, Thomas

Molen, Gerald R.

Lustig, Branko

Goodall, Caroline

MCA Universal Home Video (Firm)

National Film Board Collection (Library of Congress)

Universal City Studios, Inc.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Schindler's list [by Keneally, T.]

Schindler's list (Motion picture)

Related Series:

DVD Video

Subjects:

Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974 — Drama

World War, 1939-1945 — Jews — Rescue — Poland — Kraków — Drama

World War, 1939-1945 — Jews — Rescue — Czech Republic — Bohemia and Moravia (Protectorate, 1939-1945) — Drama

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) — Poland — Kraków — Drama

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) — Czech Republic — Bohemia and Moravia (Protectorate, 1939-1945) — Drama

World War, 1939-1945 — Motion pictures and the war

Australian fiction — 20th century — Film adaptations

Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974

Jews rescue (World War) (1939-1945)

World War (1939-1945)

Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)

1900-1999

Australian fiction

War and motion pictures

Czech Republic

Czech Republic — Bohemia and Moravia (Protectorate, 1939-1945)

Poland — Kraków

Genres:

Motion pictures

Film adaptations

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Historical films

Drama

System Details:

DVD ; Region 2 & 4 ; Dolby Digital ; 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen.

Performers:

Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Malgoscha Gebel, Shmulik Levy, Mark Ivanir.

Production Credits:

Amblin Entertainment ; Universal Pictures ; producers, Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen, Steven Spielberg ; writer, Steven Zaillian ; director, Steven Spielberg ; director of photography, Janusz Kaminiski ; art director, Ewa Skoczkowska, Maciej Walczak ; editor, Michael Kahn ; original music, John Williams ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski.

General Notes:

Videodisc release of the 1993 motion picture.
Based on the book by Thomas Keneally.
Features new digitally enhanced pictures, 5.1 digital sound and new bonus material of: "Voices from the list" featurette ; behind "The Shoah Foundation story with Steven Spielberg" featurette ; cast and crew ; about Oskar Schindler.
Golden Globes, 1994: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Director - Motion Picture (Steven Spielberg); Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Steven Zaillian).
Academy Awards, 1994: Best Picture (Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig); Best Director (Steven Spielberg); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Steven Zaillian); Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Allan Starski, Ewa Braun); Best Film Editing (Michael Kahn); Best Music, Original Score (John Williams).

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 276 min.) : sound, black & whitewith color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

SCH 1993 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Universal Studios: 822 0781

OCLC Numbers:

1053111611
223158357 [Invalid]