Schindlers List Movie Essay

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U.S. History
Movie Project
Movie Title: Schindler’s List
Date of production: Dec 15, 1993
Studio: Universal Pictures presents an Amblin Entertainment production
Director: Steven Spielberg
Historical Event: The Holocaust
Approx. dates: Sept 1939 – May 1945

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