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Schindler's List
Director: Steven Spielberg (Dir)
Release Date:   1993
Premiere Information:   New York and Los Angeles opening: 15 Dec 1993
Duration (in mins):   185
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Cast:   Liam Neeson (Oskar Schindler)  
    Ben Kingsley (Itzhak Stern)  
    Ralph Fiennes (Amon Goeth)  
    Caroline Goodall (Emilie Schindler)  
    Jonathan Sagalle (Poldek Pfefferberg)  
    Embeth Davidtz (Helen Hirsch)  

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Production Company: Amblin Entertainment  
Production Text: A Film by Steven Spielberg
Distribution Company: Universal Pictures (MCA, Inc.)
Director: Steven Spielberg (Dir)
Producer: Steven Spielberg (Prod)
  Gerald R. Molen (Prod)
  Branko Lustig (Prod)
  Kathleen Kennedy (Exec prod)
Writer: Steven Zaillian (Scr)
Photography: Janusz Kaminski (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Allan Starski (Prod des)
Film Editor: Michael Kahn (Film ed)
Music: John Williams (Mus)
MPAA Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English

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Source Text: Based on the novel Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (New York and London, 1982).
Authors: Thomas Keneally

Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Universal City Studios, Inc. 1/2/1994 dd/mm/yyyy PA659866

PCA NO: 32781
Physical Properties: Sd: DTS Digital in selected theatres
  b&w with col seq: Eastman b&w film
  Lenses/Prints: prints by DeLuxe; filmed with Arriflex cameras & lenses

 
Genre: Drama
  Drama
Sub-Genre: Historical
  World War II

Note: Schindler's List was ranked 8th on AFI's 2007 100 Years…100 Movies--10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films, moving up from the 9th position it held on AFI's 1997 list. 

Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Los Angeles Times   15 Dec 1973   Calendar, p. 1.
New York Times   15 Dec 1993   Section III, p. 19.
Variety   13 Dec 1993   p. 36.

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