Schindler's List
Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.
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.
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $321M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Schindler's List actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Schindler's List appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #6
Placed at #6 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #9
Placed at #9 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #10
Placed at #10 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #23
Placed at #23 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
12 wins · 12 nominations
Academy Awards
7 wins · 12 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Awards
1 win
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
1 win
- WinnerAmanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Schindler's List returned 14.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $22M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $321M
- Release date
- Dec 15, 1993
- Runtime
- 3h 15m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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