More than 30 years after its release,Schindlers Listis still the highest-grossing film about the Holocaust ever made.
However, its historical accuracy has been questioned by both historians and Holocaust survivors.
As with most historical movies,Schindlers Listuses dramatic license to tell its story.
To determine how accurate the movie is, its important to separate the facts from the fiction.
From the midst of the panicstricken crowds, a young girl appears, wearing a red coat.
Either way, the girl was real, and not just a cinematic rig.
Custom image by Milica Djordjevic
Oskar Schindler himself didnt witness the destruction of the Krakow Ghetto from the top of Lasota Hill.
It didnt come as a shock to him.
This detail is an example of Spielberg and screenwriter Steven Zaillian using artistic license inSchindlers List.
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As camp survivor Rena Finder puts it, If I got sick in Plaszow they would have killed me.
If you stayed in the clinic there for more than a day, theyd shoot the patient.
In fact, Schindlers own camp effectively saved the lives of many of its inmates.
As camp survivor Rena Finder puts it, If I got sick in Plaszow they would have killed me.
If you stayed in the clinic there for more than a day, theyd shoot the patient.
“You see those dumb heads?”
Goth would tell Jonas-Rosenzweig.
I’m going to shoot [them]."
His hatred ran so deep that she couldnt fathom him ever desiring Hirsch on any level.
Nor did she ever witness anything in his basement to suggest otherwise.
However, they werent sent there to be killed.
By solely mentioning the number 1,100, the movie implies that there were 1,100 people on Schindlers list.
But that number is a slight overestimate.
Its not true, however, that every worker signed the letter, as the movie depicts.
This detail is arguably the most important historical inaccuracy in the movie.
The omission of this detail helped cement Oskar Schindlers legacy as a savior of the Jewish people.
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