Schindler’s List

Genre: war drama (in black and white)

With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley

Director: Steven Spielberg

Release: 1993

Studio: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Rating: -

MBiS score: 9.3/10

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Story-line: for a time during World War II, Oskar Schindler was one prosperous businessman in Poland… until the Nazi threat to his Jewish workers needed to be countered.

Pluses: immaculate direction, poignant acting from a huge cast of stars and unknowns, Steven Zaillian’s perfect screenplay based on a Thomas Keneally novel, that little girl in a red coat, cameos by beneficiaries of Schindler’s righteous deed.  

Minuses: none whatsoever despite the movie’s length.  

Comments: some people had reservations about Spielberg’s choice as director of this weighty film but what he came up with can only be described as a miracle. This brutal, tragic and noble motion picture depicting the best and worst in human nature will leave you speechless, no doubt.     

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