La lista de Schindler es una película estadounidense ficticia de 1993 dirigida por Steven Spielberg. La película cuenta la historia de Oskar Schindler, un empresario alemán que salvó la vida de alrededor de 1100 judíos polacos durante el Holocausto. Está basada en la novela El arca de Schindler (Schindler's Ark), escrita por Thomas Keneally. Fue protagonizada por Liam Neeson (como Schindler), Ralph Fiennes (como oficial de las SS Amon Leopold Goeth), y Ben Kingsley (el contable de Schindler, Itzhak Stern). La película ganó siete premios Oscar, incluido el de mejor película, el de mejor director y el de mejor banda sonora. También ganó 7 Premios BAFTA y 3 Globos de Oro. Forma parte del AFI's 10 Top 10 en la categoría "Películas épicas". Se relata la historia de un empresario de origen alemán, Oskar Schindler (interpretado por Liam Neeson), miembro del Partido Nazi quien acababa de llegar a Cracovia. Inicialmente se aprovecha de la situación en Polonia (recientemente invadida por el ejército nazi) para crear una fábrica de artículos de cocina, y para ello llega a un acuerdo con el director de un campo de trabajos forzados para usar mano de obra judía proveniente del gueto de Cracovia, la opción de trabajo más económica disponible. Schindler depende de su contable judío, Itzhak Stern (interpretado por Ben Kingsley). Pero pronto, Oskar intenta ayudar a sus trabajadores impidiendo que vayan a los campos de concentración o de exterminio. Para ello, tiene que comprar a los judíos para salvarlos de su cruel destino en aquella época.

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Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical period drama film, directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and scripted by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, an Australian novelist. The film is based on the life of Oskar Schindler, an ethnic German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as Schutzstaffel (SS) officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern. Ideas for a film about the Schindlerjuden (Schindler Jews) were proposed as early as 1963. Poldek Pfefferberg, one of the Schindlerjuden, made it his life's mission to tell the story of Schindler. Spielberg became interested in the story when executive Sid Sheinberg sent him a book review of Schindler's Ark. Universal Studios bought the rights to the novel, but Spielberg, unsure if he was ready to make a film about the Holocaust, tried to pass the project to several other directors before finally deciding to direct the film himself. Principal photography took place in Kraków, Poland, over the course of 72 days in 1993. Spielberg shot the film in black and white and approached it as a documentary. Cinematographer Janusz Kamiński wanted to give the film a sense of timelessness. John Williams composed the score, and violinist Itzhak Perlman performs the film's main theme. Schindler's List premiered on November 30, 1993, in Washington, D.C. and it was released on December 15, 1993, in the United States. Often listed among the greatest films ever made, it was also a box office success, earning $321.2 million worldwide on a $22 million budget. It was the recipient of seven Academy Awards (out of twelve nominations), including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score, as well as numerous other awards (including seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globes). In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked the film 8th on its list of the 100 best American films of all time. The Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2004.

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