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A summary of the film Schindler’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg, about Oskar Schindler, a Nazi who saved over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust. The summary covers the main events, characters, themes, and motifs of the film.
- Character List
Schindler’s motives are never directly stated in the film,...
- Context
When Schindler’s List opened in 1993, it received widespread...
- Suggestions for Further Reading/Viewing
A suggested list of literary criticism on Steven Spielberg's...
- Symbols
Symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to...
- Themes
Schindler’s factory workers believe they may be safe in his...
- Quiz
Test your knowledge on all of Schindler’s List. Perfect prep...
- Motifs
Schindler’s list is one that saves lives. The Nazis’ lists...
- Comprehending The Holocaust One Name at a Time
A summary of Part X (Section1) in Steven Spielberg's...
- Character List
The film follows Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved more than a thousand mostly Polish–Jewishrefugees from the Holocaustby employing them in his factories during World War II. It stars Liam Neesonas Schindler, Ralph Fiennesas SSofficer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsleyas Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern.
Learn about the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German Nazi who saved over a thousand Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Read the plot summary, the review, and the epilogue of the 1993 Spielberg film.
Schindler's List study guide contains a biography of director Steven Spielberg, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
A historical drama based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved over 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust. The film follows his journey from exploiting cheap Jewish labour to becoming a humanitarian and a hero.
Schindler’s List Summary. In the fall of 1943, Oskar Schindler, wearing an expensive suit with a swastika on it, leaves his apartment in Cracow, Poland, to take a limo to the villa of the Płaszów concentration camp commandant, Amon Goeth. There, he meets Goeth’s Jewish maid, Helen Hirsch, whom Goeth abuses.
Everything changes when Goeth receives orders to liquidate the camp and send the Jews to Auschwitz to be killed. Schindler spends the remainder of his personal fortune to save more than 1,100 of his Jewish workers from deportation—written on the "list" of the film's title.
