Oskar Schindler is a vainglorious and greedy German businessman who becomes unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. A testament for the good in all of us.
Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
Spielberg had to make
Jurassic Park before "Schindler's List". It was even written into his contract because if he made "Schindler's List" first, he would have been too drained to make "Jurassic Park".
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
When the doctor goes into his secret stash of fine liquors, there seems to be a ray of light inside. How is that possible since it must be inside a wall?
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Quotes
[first lines]
[a Hebrew prayer is chanted, followed by a flashback to 1940s Poland]
Krakow registrar:
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Crazy Credits
The theatrical version juxtaposed images from the film of the actors
portraying certain identified "Schindler Jews" as each actual person placed
a stone on Schindler's grave. The VHS version does not use this device,
showing only the actual persons, credited by name.
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