Schindler's List
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
December 15, 1993 · Directed by Steven Spielberg
What's been said
Viewers and critics are in overwhelming agreement that Schindler's List is a landmark achievement in cinema, with many calling it one of the greatest films ever made and a defining moment in Spielberg's career. The performances of Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes draw the most consistent praise, alongside Janusz Kaminski's black-and-white cinematography, which critics describe as giving the film an immediacy unlike any other Holocaust drama. The most recurring criticism targets the ending, with some critics finding the epilogue protracted and indulgent, and a smaller number of voices arguing the film centers a German savior's perspective over that of Jewish victims. A notable detail: vintage footage of German audiences exiting a 1993 screening shows viewers leaving in stunned silence, too shaken to speak, a reaction that itself became a widely shared cultural moment decades later.
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