Behind the Scenes
Director
Steven SpielbergWelcome back, Mr. Spielberg. Shmoop's seen a lot of you in this "cinema classics" neighborhood. It's not a stretch to say that Schindler's List was the high point of a staggeringly...
Screenwriter
Steven ZaillianSteve Zaillian got the rather daunting honor of adapting Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, which unfolded the story of Oskar Schindler and his unique heroics. We can't say that...
Production Studio
Amblin EntertainmentUniversal Pictures—they of the classic movie monsters and former "Ask for Babs" tagline—acted as the distributors for Schindler's List, but Amblin Entertainment is the actua...
Production Design
35 mm Black and WhiteThe film was shot in Krakow, Poland, on a $22 million budget. Some scenes were set in what's left of the Krakow ghetto. They used Schindler's real factory and recreated the Pla...
Music (Score)
John WilliamsAre there any movie scores that John Williams didn't write? Star Wars? Check. Superman? Yep. E.T.? You know it. Jurassic Park, Jaws, and Indiana Jones? Ditto.Although he composed for c...
Fandoms
The Shoah FoundationYou don't dress up as Amon Goeth at Comic Con (and if you do, you really should seek psychological counseling immediately). Schindler's List is the kind of film that gives us ad...