Schindler's List Poster
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Release Date: December 15th, 1993

DVD Release Date: March 9th, 2004

R|3 hr 15 min

Plot Summary
Businessman Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which has just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation, but soon realizes that in so doing, he is also saving innocent lives.

Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Segal, Embeth Davidtz, Malgoscha Gebel, Shmuel Levy

Director: Steven Spielberg

Genres: Historical drama

Production Co: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Distributors: Argentina Video Home, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]

Keywords: 1930s, Brooding, 1940s, Office, Emotional, Transformation, Rescue

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  • 100
    Julie SalamonWall Street Journal

    A movie that falls outside the ordinary, or even the extraordinary. There is enormous passion and artistic integrity throughout this film. [11 Jan 1994, p.A10(E)]

  • 100
    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times

    What is most amazing about this film is how completely Spielberg serves his story. The movie is brilliantly acted, written, directed and seen. Individual scenes are masterpieces of art direction, cinematography, special effects, crowd control. show more

  • 100
    Gene SiskelChicago Tribune

    What is surprising is how well Spielberg captures the horror, moving his camera with the fury of a combat photographer on the run. [17 Dec 1993]

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Nominated Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Golden Globes (1993)
Winner David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Winner Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (1993)
Winner Best Picture
Oscars Academy Awards (1993)
Winner Film
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Nominated Costume Design
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Nominated Actor in a Leading Role
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Winner Best Director - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (1993)
Winner Actor in a Supporting Role
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Nominated Actor in a Supporting Role
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
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Oscars Academy Awards (1993)
Winner Editing
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Nominated Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (1993)
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Nominated Costume Design
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Winner Cinematography
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Nominated Actor in a Supporting Role
Oscars Academy Awards (1993)
Nominated Make Up
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Winner Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (1993)
Winner Cinematography
Oscars Academy Awards (1993)
Winner Film Editing
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)
Nominated Makeup
Oscars Academy Awards (1993)
Nominated Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (1993)
Nominated Production Design
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1993)