Alison Chitty's "Schindler's List"-ish costumes and minimal sets make it clear that this production refers to the Holocaust, though the fit is far from perfect.
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Steven Spielberg relied on Vishniac's work to design "Schindler's List, " filming scenes at sites made familiar in the book.
This isn't surprising, since the film's first-time director has won Academy Awards for his camera work on two of Steven Spielberg's greatest works, "Schindler's List" (1993) and "Saving Private Ryan" (1998).
"I found the pain of studying for Schindler's List really quite gruelling, " he said.
The Hollywood composer has written scores for films including Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Schindler's List and War Horse.
Nearly every film directed by Steven Spielberg since "Schindler's List" (1993) has radiated a distinctive luster, a kind of visual autograph.
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Blockbuster credits like ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan have earned Spielberg legendary filmmaker status and scores of accolades.
He was the heartless Nazi commandant Amon Goeth in "Schindler's List, " a role that earned him an Oscar nomination for best-supporting actor.
Neeson, 58, nominated for an Oscar for Schindler's List, will receive the Variety Award, previously won by JK Rowling and Helen Mirren.
The Oscar-nominated actor is best known for his starring roles in the Star Wars film The Phantom Menace, Schindler's List and Michael Collins.
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The Oscar-nominated actor is best known for starring roles in the Star Wars film The Phantom Menace, Schindler's List, Taken and Michael Collins.
Star Wars holds the highest position for a Williams score at number three, while Schindler's List is at four and Jurassic Park is at 10.
" These films are consistent with my family's past viewings at Christmas: "Apocalypse Now, " "Raging Bull, " "Schindler's List, " the DVD of "Scarface" and "Bad Santa.
The most successful director of all time, at least financially, Steven Spielberg was finally honoured by the Academy in 1994 for a best director award for his film Schindler's List.
To emphasize that point, he invokes a comment made during the filming of "Schindler's List, " when an older actor insisted that screen performances were better before color film dominated moviemaking.
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"Apparently he was looking at the dailies, because he offered me 'Schindler's List, '" Mr. Kaminski recalled earlier this month at an editing facility where he was finishing a financial-services commercial.
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But it was Schindler's List, in which he played the accountant, Itzhak Stern, that has perhaps given Ben Kingsley his greatest challenge, having to deal with the horrors of the Holocaust.
Shanghai's role as savior of these souls is the stuff of classic cinema -- indeed, many books and films are being produced to tell a tale that makes Schindler's List pale in comparison.
Meanwhile, speaking to 5 live on Monday, Binoche told the BBC's Colin Paterson she had turned down director Steven Spielberg for three films - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jurassic Park and Schindler's List.
He made 'Schindler's List' after.
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