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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Schindler's List
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Film Details - Universal Pictures , 1993

Producers:

Steven Spielberg (Producer)
Branko Lustig (Producer)
Gerald R. Molen (Producer
Kathleen Kennedy (Executive Producer
Irving Glovin (Associate Producer)
Robert Raymond (Associate Producer)
Lew Rywin (Co-producer)

Production Companies:

Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment

Director of Photography:

Janusz Kaminski

Editors:

Michael Kahn

Production Designers:

Allan Starski
Ewa Braun

Composer:

John Williams

Cast:

Liam Neeson (Oskar Schindler), Ben Kingsley (Itzhak Stern), Ralph Fiennes (Amon Göth), Caroline Goodall (Emilie Schindler), Jonathan Sagall (Poldek Pfefferberg), Embeth Davidtz (Helen Hirsch), Malgoscha Gebel (Wiktoria 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 Nowak (Rebecca Tannenbaum), Rami Heuberger (Josef Bau), Leopold Kozlowski (Investor), Jerzy Nowak (Investor).

NB: For an extensive cast listing see the International Movie Database entry.


Release Dates:

1. USA (premiere screenings: 30 November 1993, Washington, D.C.; 1 December 1993, New York City; 9 December 1993, Los Angeles); Canada (15 December 1993, Toronto); USA (commercial release - 15 December 1993); Australia (10 February 1994); UK (18 February 1994); Argentina (24 February 1994); Peru (24 February 1994); Japan (26 February 1994); France (2 March 1994); Germany and Netherlands (3 March 1994); Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Turkey (4 March 1994); South Korea (5 March 1994), Philippines (9 March 1994), Czech Republic and Slovakia (10 March 1994); Uruguay (11 March 1994); Hong Kong (17 March 1994); Estonia (30 September 1994).
2. Released on videocassette format in 1994 by MCA Universal Home Video. Released on DVD format in 2004 by Universal Stduios.

Location:

  • Filmed on location at Auschwitz and Kraków (Poland) and Jerusalem (Israel).

Awards:

  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Film - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig (winner)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Director - Stephen Spielberg (winner)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Cinematography - Janusz Kaminski (winner)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Film Editing - Michael Kahn (winner)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Art Direction/Set Construction - Allan Starski (winner)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Musical Score, Original - John Williams (winner)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Actor in a Leading Role - Liam Neeson (nomination)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Ralph Fiennes (nomination)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Costume Design - Anna B. Sheppard (nomination)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Make-up - Christina Smith, Matthew W. Mungle and Judith A. Cory (nomination)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1994) Best Sound - Andy Nelson Steve Pederson Scott Millan Ron Judkins (nomination)
  • American Cinema Editors (1994), Best Edited Feature Film - Michael Kahn (winner)
  • American Society of Cinematographers (1994), Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases - Janusz Kaminski (nominated)
  • Amanda Awards, Norway (1994), Best Foreign Feature Film - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig
  • Awards of the Japanese Academy (1994), Best Foreign Film (winner)
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1994), Best Film - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig (winner)
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1994), Best Best Supporting Actor - Ralph Fiennes (winner)
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1994), Best Director - Stephen Spielberg (winner)
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1994), Best Cinematography - Janusz Kaminski (winner)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Ralph Fiennes (winner)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best Cinematography - Janusz Kaminski (winner)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best Film - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig (winner)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best Film Editing - Michael Kahn (winner)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best Film - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig (winner)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best Score - John Williams (winner)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best (nomination)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best (nomination)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best (nomination)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best (nomination)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best (nomination)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best (nomination)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, BAFTA (1994), Best (nomination)
  • British Society of Cinematographers (1994), Best Cinematography - Janusz Kaminski (winner)
  • Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) Film and TV Awards (1994), BMI Film Music Award - John Williams (winner)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1994), Best Picture - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig (winner)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1994), Best Director - Steven Spielberg (winner)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1994), Best Actor - Liam Neeson (winner)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1994), Best Cinematography - Janusz Kaminski (winner)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1994), Best Supporting Actor - Ralph Fiennes (winner)
  • César Awards, France Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) - Steven Spielberg (nomination)
  • Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain (1995) Best Foreign Film [Mejor Película Extranjera] (winner)
  • Cinema Audio Society, USA (1994) Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film - Andy Nelson (re-recording mixer), Steve Pederson (re-recording mixer), Scott Millan (re-recording mixer) and Ron Judkins (production mixer)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, USA (1994) Best Supporting Actor - Ralph Fiennes (winner)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, USA (1994) Best Picture - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig (winner)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, USA (1994) Best Director - Stephen Spielberg (winner)
  • Directors Guild of America, USA (1994) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Steven Spielberg and Branko Lustig [plaque]; Sergio Mimica-Gezzan [first assistant director, plaque] and Michael Helfand [second assistant director, plaque] (winner)
  • Evening Standard British Film Awards, (UK) Best Actor - Ben Kingsley (winner)
  • Golden Globes Awards, USA (1994) Best Director - Stephen Spielberg (winner)
  • Golden Globes Awards, USA (1994) Best Motion Picture - Drama (winner)
  • Golden Globes Awards, USA (1994) Best Original Score, Motion Picture - John Williams (nomination)
  • Golden Globes Awards, USA (1994) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Ralph Fiennes (nomination)
  • Golden Globes Awards, USA (1994) Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama - Liam Neeson (nomination)
  • Golden Screen Awards, Germany (1994) Golden Screen Award with 1 Star (winner)
  • Grammy Awards, USA (1994) Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television - John Williams (winner)
  • Heartland Film Festival, Indiana, USA (1994) Studio Crystal Heart Award - Branko Lustig (winner)
  • Hochi Film Awards, Japan (1994) Best Foreign Language Film - Steven Spielberg (winner)
  • Humanitas Prize, USA (1994) Humanitas Prize, Feature Film Category - Steven Zaillian (winner)

Notes:

1. Also known as La Lista de Schindler (Argentina / International Spanish title); A Lista de Schindler (Brazil / Portugal); La Liste de Schindler (French tiltle, incl. Canada); Schindler's Liste (Austria / Germany); Lista Schindlera (Poland); Reshimut Schindler (Israel / Hebrew title); Schindler Listája (Hungary); Schindler'in Listesi (Turkey); La Lista di Schindler (Italy); Schindleri Nimekiri (Estonia); Schindlerin Lista (Finland); Schindlerjev Seznam (Slovenia); Schindlerov Zoznam (Slovakia); Schindler's Lista (Swedan); Schindlers Liste (Denmark); Schindleruv Seznam (Czech Republic); Shindorâ no Risuto (Japan); Sindlerova Lista (Serbia).

Subjects:
Settings:
  • c
    Poland,
    c
    Eastern Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Germany,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • ca. 1930-1949
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