Schindler's List
1993 · Movie · R · 195 min · ★ 8.6 · 97% critics
Set in World War II, this true story follows a businessman who uses his position to protect Jewish people from Nazi persecution. When his factory becomes a lifeline, he works to keep many from being sent away, even as danger and oppression intensify.
Based on Schindler's Ark
Also known as Schindlers List
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-12-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 195 min
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.6/10 (17,502 votes)
- Box office
- $322,139,355
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You’ll likely like this if you want a moving, historically rooted story about courage and survival during World War II, with a distinctive black-and-white presentation; Not for you if you’re avoiding intense Holocaust themes or prefer lighter, faster dramas like Saving Private Ryan or The Pianist.
Pros: emotionally powerful; historically important; standout tone | Cons: very long; sometimes drags; heavy subject matter
Themes
- factory
- hero
- nazi
- concentration camp
- ss (nazi schutzstaffel)
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- ghetto
- jew persecution
- kraków, poland
- defense industry
- auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1994
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- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1994
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 1994
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1993
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 1993
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1994 · nominated
Cast & crew
Liam Neeson
as Oskar Schindler
Ben Kingsley
as Itzhak Stern
Ralph Fiennes
as Amon Goeth
Caroline Goodall
as Emilie Schindler
Jonathan Sagall
as Poldek Pfefferberg
Embeth Davidtz
as Helen Hirsch
Małgorzata Gebel
as Viktoria Klonowska
Shmuel Levy
as Wilek Chilowicz
Mark Ivanir
as Marcel Goldberg
Béatrice Macola
as Ingrid
Directed by Steven Spielberg