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Movie Title: Schindler’s List
Date of production: Dec 15, 1993
Studio: Universal Pictures presents an Amblin Entertainment production
Director: Steven Spielberg
Historical Event: The Holocaust
Approx. dates: Sept 1939 – May 1945
4. Plot/characters/messages- Oskar Schindler, a German businessman in Poland who see's an opportunity to make money from the Nazis' rise to power. He starts a company to make cookware and utensils, using flattery and bribes to win military contracts, and brings in accountant and financier Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley) to help run the factory. By staffing his plant with Jews who've been herded into Krakow's ghetto by Nazi troops, Schindler has a dependable unpaid labor force. For Stern, a job in a war-related plant could mean survival for himself and the other Jews working for Schindler. However, in 1942, all of Krakow's Jews are assigned to the Plaszow Forced Labor Camp, overseen by Commandant Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes), an embittered alcoholic who occasionally shoots prisoners from his balcony. Schindler arranges to continue using Polish Jews in his plant, but, as he sees what is happening to his employees, he begins to develop a conscience. He realizes that his factory (now refitted to manufacture ammunition) is the only thing preventing his staff from being shipped to the death camps. Soon Schindler demands more workers and starts bribing Nazi leaders to keep Jews on his employee lists and out of the camps. By the time Germany falls to the allies, Schindler has lost his entire
Schindler’s List Oscar Schindler (Liam Neilson) was a failed businessman that saw an opportunity to make a fortune during World War II. In 1939 He moved to Krakow, Poland to make his fortune by exploiting cheap labor from imprisoned Jews. Schindler began his business career in Krakow rubbing elbows with highly ranked officials in the Nazi party. Schindler was not a moral man and through bribery and lavish parties gained the trust and respect of the Nazis. Upon creating his political connections…
The movie Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a historical drama depicting a story of the life of Oskar Schindler who was a German businessman who saved the lives of thousands of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during WWII. The Films influence, was for the exposure of the horrific sacrifice of the Jews during the Holocaust, and this was not just reflected through the plot and story line, but also heavily portrayed through imagery and symbolism…
to past. The news flashes in black and white. So does the World War II footage. The violin cord strikes.... Through these plays on colors, contrast, and sound, Steven Spielberg achieves cinematographic excellence in his award winning movie, Schindler’s list. There’s no questioning the fact that it is indeed one of the most iconic American films ever made. It’s a monumental masterpiece that's chock full of emotionally powerful moments that stay with you long after the lights have come up. One…
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