Schindler's List (1993)

Director
Steven Spielberg

Main cast
Liam Neeson; Ben Kingsley; Ralph Fiennes; Caroline Goodall; Jonathan Sagall

Genres
Drama, History, War

Description
Told from the perspective of businessman Oskar Schindler who saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory. Schindler’s List is based on a true story, illustrated in black and white and controversially filmed in many original locations.


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