In 1939, the Germans move Polish Jews to the Kraków Ghetto as World War II begins. Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), an ethnic German businessman from Moravia, arrives in the city hoping to make a fortune as a war profiteer. Schindler, a member of the Nazi Party, lavishes bribes upon Wehrmacht and SS officials. Sponsored by the military, Schindler acquires a factory for the production of army mess kits. Not knowing much about how to run such an enterprise, he gains a collaborator, Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), an official of Krakow's Judenrat (Jewish Council) who has contacts with the Jewish business community and the black marketers inside the ghetto. Director: Steven Spielberg Producer: Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig Screenplay: Steven Zaillian Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz Music: John Williams Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński Editor: Michael Kahn Studio: Amblin Entertainment Release date: November 30, 1993 (Washington, D.C.), December 15, 1993 (United States) Language: English, German, Hebrew, Polish, French Budget $22 million Box office $321,306,305 Copyright © Universal Pictures