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Schindler's List
1993
Based on a true story, SCHINDLER'S LIST is Steven Spielberg's epic drama of World War II Holocaust survivors and the man who unexpectedly came to be their saviour. Unrepentant womaniser and war profiteer Oskar Schindler uses Polish Jews as cheap labour to produce cookware for the Third Reich. But after witnessing the violent .. Read more
| Starring | Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Embeth Davidtz |
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| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Genres | Drama |
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Schindler's List
Based on a true story, SCHINDLER'S LIST is Steven Spielberg's epic drama of World War II Holocaust survivors and the man who unexpectedly came to be their saviour. Unrepentant womaniser and war profiteer Oskar Schindler uses Polish Jews as cheap labour to produce cookware for the Third Reich. But after witnessing the violent liquidation of the walled ghetto where the Krakow Jews have been forced to live, Schindler slowly begins to realise the immense evil of Nazism. When his own employees are sent to a work camp, they come under the terrorising reign of sadistic Nazi Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes). With the help of his accountant, Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), Schindler creates a list of "essential" Jews. Bribing Goeth, Schindler manages to get 1,100 people released from the camp and brought to the safety of his munitions factory in Czechoslovakia. Spielberg's glorious film is wondrously evocative, visually stunning, and emotionally stirring.
| Starring | Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Embeth Davidtz, Ben Kingsley |
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| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 7 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 must-see movies |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Apr 2004 Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
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This outstanding Holocaust drama, based on Thomas Keneally's bestseller Schindler's Ark, won seven Oscars, including best picture, director (Steven Spielberg), adapted screenplay and score. It tells the story of Second World War entrepreneur Oskar Schindler (played by Liam Neeson), whose operation to supply the German war effort led him to be the unexpected saviour of more than 1,000 Jewish factory workers in Poland. Spielberg uses stark, brutal realism to put over his powerful points about racism and ethnic cleansing, and the use of stunning black-and-white photography and gritty hand-held camera footage give the film a potent documentary style. Ralph Fiennes invokes an awesome mixture of revulsion and sympathy as the inhuman Nazi commandant, Amon Goeth, and Neeson matches him with a heartfelt performance as the enigmatic Schindler. Ben Kingsley is also superb as Schindler's Jewish accountant and conscience.
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The film of Thomas Keneally's novel is Spielberg's finest since Jaws. The elastic editing and grainy camerawork lend an... read more on Time Out
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50 out of 61 people found this review helpful
Undoubted Masterpiece.
Saving Private Ryan and E.T were probably the best films of their genre, but you can't measure the impact of this film against those, and to attempt to compare it to A.I. and Catch Me If You Can is simply just crass (sorry!). This film portrays the heart rendering suffering the Jewish populous of Europe had to suffer at the hands of the Nazis. It shows how they were tortured, maimed, abused and exterminated and leaves us wondering about the futility of it all. We can only be left trying to understand the fear and suffering that must have been felt during that time. Although these horrors can never be recaptured for real on film, this film is the next best thing to us as individuals trying somehow to vainly grasp what must have been felt. Think about it!
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
the list must go on
this film totally blows me away every time i watch it.the characters do this film justice and for me, not enough credit can be given.
the portrayel of both good and bad what we(human beings)can do should never be forgotten.this film i feel should be shown to every generation just to highlight how evil cannot be left to its own devices.
excellent viewing,a brilliant piece of photography.book a three hour slot and sit and watch a masterpiece. -
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Neeson to star in A Team movie?
- 10 Jun 2009
Liam Neeson is in talks with movie bosses to star in the upcoming big screen version of The A Team. The Schindler's List actor has reportedly been lined up to play John 'Hannibal' Smith, the role made famous by George Peppard in the hit 1980s television show. He is currently in negotiations with 20th Century Fox and producers Tony and Ridley Scott to appear in the movie about four war veterans who escape from a prison to become vigilantes. The Hangover star Bradley Cooper was recently rumoured Read more
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