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The 1993 Oscar winning film, Schindlers list, directed by Steven Spielberg, is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most impressionable films in recent history to have ever been produced. Schindlers list tells the story of the holocaust, the story of a victimised people, the Jews, on the brink of annihilation due to the uprising of the Hitler Nazi government in Germany, and their Anti – Semitic policies. The Jews who have become so accustomed to such cruelty and discrimination are being endlessly persecuted. In such a time most people simply watch on and let things pass daring to question anything done by this new dictatorial government. However, there is one man, Oskar Schindler, who stands up for what he believes in and despite the obstacles he knows he must confront, courageously challenges the norm, in order to free a people whom he knows are most undeserving of the punishment they receive. The development of Oskar Schindler throughout Schindler’s List is a truly amazing and inspiring story. Schindler undergoes a truly remarkable change in character; so profound that before seeing the movie would not be thought possible. Oskar Schindler was a devoted member of the Nazi party. He arrived in Cracow, Poland immediately afte