Schindler's List
1993
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Synopsis
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.
Schindler's List (1993) is a 3h 15min drama feature film by Steven Spielberg. The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Małgorzata Gebel, Shmuel Levy
Original language
German
First release
December 15, 1993 (India)
Production companies
Amblin Entertainment
Home video distributors
MCA Universal Home Video (United States)
Based on
Schindler's Ark
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Setting
Kraków, Kraków Ghetto, Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, Auschwitz, Brünnlitz labor camp, Poland
Filming locations
Kraków
Crew
Screenplay
Steven Zaillian
Producer
Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen, Steven Spielberg
Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński
Editing
Michael Kahn
Music
John Williams
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Berlin International Film Festival 2023 generic
- Deauville Film Festival 2012 generic - La Nuit américaine
- Academy Awards 1994 academy_award
- BAFTA Awards 1994 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1993 generic ★ Winner
- National Board of Review 1993 generic
Titles
| Original title | Schindler's List | |
| Québec French title | La Liste de Schindler | |
| Alternate title | Schindlers Liste |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | MCA Universal Home Video (cat. no. 81629) | 1994, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Schindler's List (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Williams, Ken Wannberg, Mark Warshawsky (1993) | 2 releases, 2019-2024: Abbey Road Studios, La-La Land Records |
| CD | Schindler's List (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Williams, Ken Wannberg, Mark Warshawsky (1993) | 43 releases, 1993-2018: La-La Land Records, MCA Records, Universal, Universal Music |
| CD | Theme From Schindler's List - John Williams (1993) | 3 releases, 1993-1994: MCA Music Entertainment S.A., MCA Records |
| Cassette | Schindler's List (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Williams, Ken Wannberg, Mark Warshawsky (1993) | 12 releases, 1993-2003: MCA Records, MG Records, Universal |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | India | December 15, 1993 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 15, 1993 |
| Theatrical | Canada | December 25, 1993 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | February 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Australia | February 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | February 24, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | February 24, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Peru | February 24, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Japan | February 26, 1994 |
| Theatrical | France | March 2, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Germany | March 3, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | March 3, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Austria | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Spain | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Finland | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Norway | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Poland | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | March 4, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | March 5, 1994 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | March 5, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | March 9, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | March 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | March 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | March 10, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | March 11, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | March 11, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 11, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | March 11, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | March 12, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 17, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Slovenia | March 17, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Romania | March 18, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Greece | April 2, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Russia | May 21, 1994 |
| Theatrical | India | June 13, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | September 30, 1994 |
| Theatrical | India | November 12, 1996 |
| Television | United States | February 25, 1997 |
| Television | Israel | April 25, 1998 |
| Television | Netherlands | April 27, 2002 |
| Streaming | Indonesia | December 15, 2016 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 7, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Italy | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Peru | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | January 24, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | January 25, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Germany | January 27, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | January 27, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Poland | January 27, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 28, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | March 13, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | May 4, 2019 |
| Streaming | France | April 1, 2021 |
| Streaming | Germany | April 26, 2026 |
| Television | Germany | April 26, 2026 |
| Streaming | France | April 26, 2026 |
| Television | France | April 26, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1994 81629 |
| Home video | Spain | September 28, 1994 |
| Home video | Brazil | January 5, 2001 |
| Home video | Netherlands | February 14, 2004 |
| Home video | United States | March 9, 2004 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | April 12, 2004 |
| Home video | Sweden | April 14, 2004 |
| Home video | Czech Republic | April 19, 2004 |
| Home video | Russia | September 28, 2004 |
| Home video | France | April 9, 2013 |
| Home video | Sweden | April 10, 2013 |
| Home video | Russia | April 11, 2013 |
| Home video | Netherlands | April 24, 2013 |
| Home video | United States | December 18, 2018 |
| Home video | United Arab Emirates | February 20, 2019 |
| Home video | France | March 20, 2019 |
Full credits
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Cast | Liam Neeson (Oskar Schindler), Ben Kingsley (Itzhak Stern), Ralph Fiennes (Amon Goeth), Caroline Goodall (Emilie Schindler), Jonathan Sagall (Poldek Pfefferberg), Embeth Davidtz (Helen Hirsch), Małgorzata Gebel (Viktoria Klonowska), Shmuel Levy (Wilek Chilowicz), Mark Ivanir (Marcel Goldberg), Béatrice Macola (Ingrid), Andrzej Seweryn (Julian Scherner), Friedrich von Thun (Rolf Czurda), Krzysztof Luft (Herman Toffel), Harry Nehring (Leo John), Norbert Weisser (Albert Hujar), Adi Nitzan (Mila Pfefferberg), Michael Schneider (Juda Dresner), Miri Fabian (Chaja Dresner), Anna Mucha (Danka Dresner), Albert Misak (Mordecai Wulkan), Michael Gordon (Mr. Nussbaum), Aldona Grochal (Mrs. Nussbaum), Jacek Wójcicki (Henry Rosner), Beata Paluch (Manci Rosner), Piotr Polk (Leo Rosner), Ezra Dagan (Rabbi Menasha Lewartow), Beata Deskur (Rebecca Tannenbaum), Rami Heuberger (Josef Bau), Leopold Kozłowski (Investor), Jerzy Nowak (Investor), Uri Avrahami (Chaim Nowak), Adam Siemion (OD/Chicken Boy), Magdalena Dandourian (Nuisa Horowitz), Paweł Deląg (Dolek Horowitz), Shabtai Konorti (Garage Mechanic), Oliwia Dabrowska (Red Genia), Henryk Bista (Mr. Löwenstein), Tadeusz Bradecki (DEF Foreman), Wojciech Klata (Lisiek), Elina Löwensohn (Diana Reiter), Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel (Irrational Woman), Bettina Kupfer (Regina Perlman), Grzegorz Kwas (Mietek Pemper), Vili Matula (Investigator), Stanislaw Koczanowicz (Doorman), Hans-Jörg Assmann (Julius Madritsch), Geno Lechner (Majola), August Schmölzer (Dieter Reeder), Ludger Pistor (Josef Liepold), Beata Rybotycka (Club Singer), Branko Lustig (Nightclub Maitre D'), Artus-Maria Matthiessen (Treblinka Commandant), Hans-Michael Rehberg (Rudolf Hoss), Eugeniusz Priwieziencew (Waiter), Michael Z. Hoffmann (Montelupich Colonel), Erwin Leder (SS Waffen Officer), Jochen Nickel (Wilhelm Kunde), Andrzej Welminski (Dr. Blancke), Daniel Del-Ponte (Josef Mengele), Marian Glinka (DEF SS Officer), Grzegorz Damięcki (SS Sergeant Kunder), Stanisław Brejdygant (DEF Guard), Olaf Lubaszenko (Auschwitz Guard), Haymon Maria Buttinger (Auschwitz Guard), Peter Appiano (Auschwitz Guard), Jacek Pulanecki (Brinnlitz Guard), Tomasz Dedek (Gestapo), Sławomir Holland (Gestapo), Martin Semmelrogge (SS Waffen Man), Tadeusz Huk (Gestapo Brinnitz), Alexander Held (SS Bureaucrat), Piotr Cyrwus (Ukrainian Guard), Joachim Paul Assböck (Klaus Tauber), Osman Ragheb (Border Guard), Maciej Orłoś (German Clerk), Marek Wrona (Toffel’s Secretary), Zbigniew Kozłowski (Scherner’s Secretary), Marcin Grzymowicz (Czurda’s Secretary), Dieter Witting (Bosch), Magdalena Komornicka (Goeth's Girl), Agnieszka Krukówna (Czurda’s Girl), Anemona Knut (Polish Girl), Jeremy Flynn (Brinnlitz Man), Agnieszka Wagner (Brinnlitz Girl), Jan Jurewicz (Russian Officer), Wiesław Komasa (Plaszow Depot SS Guard), Maciej Kozłowski (SS Guard Zablocie), Martin Bergmann (SS NCO Zablocie), Wilhelm Manske (SS NCO Ghetto), Peter Flechtner (SS NCO Ghetto), Sigurd Bemme (SS NCO Ghetto), Etl Szyc (Ghetto Woman), Lucyna Zabawa (Ghetto Woman), Ruth Farhi (Old Jewish Woman), Jerzy Sagan (Ghetto Old Man), Dariusz Szymaniak (Prisoner at Depot), Dirk Bender (Clerk at Depot), Maciej Winkler (Black Marketeer), Radosław Krzyżowski (Black Marketeer), Jacek Link-Lenczowski (Black Marketeer), Hanna Kossowska (Ghetto Doctor), Maja Ostaszewska (Frantic Woman), Sebastian Skalski (Stable Boy), Ryszard Radwański (Pankiewicz), Piotr Kadlcik (Man in Pharmacy), Lech Niebielski (NCO Plaszow), Thomas Morris (Grun), Sebastian Konrad (Engineer Man), Lidia Wyrobiec-Bank (Clara Sternberg), Ravit Ferera (Maria Mischel), Agnieszka Korzeniowska (Ghetto Girl), Dominika Bednarczyk (Ghetto Girl), Alicja Kubaszewska (Ghetto Girl), Danny Marcu (Ghetto Man), Hans Rosner (Ghetto Man), Edward Linde-Lubaszenko (Brinnlitz Priest), Alexander Strobele (Montelupich Prisoner), Georges Kern (Depot Master), Alexander Buczolich (Plaszow SS Guard), Michael Schiller (Plaszow SS Guard), Götz Otto (Plaszow SS Guard), Wolfgang Seidenberg (Plaszow SS Guard), Hubert Kramar (Plaszow SS Guard), Razia Israeli (Plaszow Jewish Girl), Dorit Seadia (Plaszow Jewish Girl), Esti Yerushalmi (Plaszow Jewish Girl), Marta Bizoń (Dancer (uncredited)), Maciej Kowalewski (Boy (uncredited)), Zuzanna Lipiec (Woman (uncredited)), Maria Peszek (Young Worker (uncredited)), Leopold Pfefferberg (Mourner (uncredited)), Leopold Rosner (Mourner (uncredited)), Emilie Schindler (Mourner (uncredited)), Katarzyna Śmiechowicz (German Girl (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Steven Zaillian |
| Producer | Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen, Steven Spielberg |
| Executive producer | Kathleen Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Editing | Michael Kahn |
| Music | John Williams |
| Production design | Allan Starski |
| Visual effects | Stephen L. Price |
| Costumes | Anna B. Sheppard |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
