Schindler

Oct 1, 1983

1h 19m

★ 8.1

His story as told by the actual people he saved.

Overview

The true story of German-Czech businessman Oskar Schindler (1908-74) as told by some of the Jews — more than a thousand people — whose lives he saved from extermination during World War II.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Thames Television

Schindler Trailers

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dirk Bogarde

Self - Shoah Survivor

Irena Schek

Self - Shoah Survivor

Mojesz Pantirer

Self - Shoah Survivor

Solomon Urbach

Self - Schindler's Wife

Emilie Schindler

Self - Schindler's Mistress

Eva Kisza

Self - Shoah Survivor

Leopold Pfefferberg

Self - Amon Göth's Mistress

Ruth Kalder

Self - Shoah Survivor

Herman Rosner

Self - Shoah Survivor

Leo Rosner

Self - Shoah Survivor

Helena Hirsh

Self - Shoah Survivor

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