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For a podcast that tries to blend movie education with comedy – this episode creates a bit of a puzzler. We are watching Schindler’s List. Steven Spielberg’s undisputed masterpiece about the holocaust as seen through the eyes of a man who tried to prevent a tiny part of it is a sobering cinematic work. And yet it is certainly one of the best films made by him or any other director. Kelvin Hatle joins us to see the film for the first time and we spend quite a bit of time discussing the impact afterward.
Next up, we are going to see how another famous director takes a look at Nazis when we watch Mel Brooks’ The Producers!
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Rating: 9.0/10 (1,443,323 votes) Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Thomas Keneally, Steven Zaillian Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Runtime: 195 min Rated: R Genre: Biography, Drama, History Released: 04 Feb 1994 |
| Plot: In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. | |
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