"[ Rabbi ] Savree maranun verabonun verobotay." "Barooch ata adony elohaynou melech aholam." "Borah pree hagafan." "Barooch ata adony elohaynou melech aholam." "Asher kideshano bemitzvotaiv... verazha banou veshabat kodsho... behava hencheel lanoe." "Zecaron lemase berashit ke hoe yome... techelah lemekray kodesh... zecher letziat mizraim." "Kee banoe bacharta veotano kedashta mekol hameem." "Veshabat kodsho behavat razone." "Henchaltanoe." "Barooch ata adony mekadesh hasabat." "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" " Name ?" " Horowitz, Salomon." "[ Indistinct Talking, Various Languages ]" "Schneider, Sarah." "Birnbaum, Olga ?" "[ Children Crying, Indistinct Talking ]" "Over there." "Over there !" "Kommen Sie Doch." " Isak Hudes." " Hudes, Isak." "Zucker, Helena." "Zucker, Helena." "Hirsch, Salomon ?" "Mandel, Maria." "Hirsch, Salomon." " Hauptman, Chaim !" " Weisman !" "Weisman, Marcus !" " Feber, Ludwig !" " Feber, Ludwig." "Elsa Bauman." "Josef Klein." " Klein." " Davidowich, Ignacy." " Paula Biffer." " Nadel, Rachela." "Steiner, Gertruda." "Steiner, Hilda." "** [ "Gloomy Sunday" ]" "[ Indistinct Chatter]" "[ Whispering ]" "**[ Orchestra Playing ]" "[ Maitre D'] Jerzy, you know who that man is ?" "I don't know." "[ Woman Laughing ]" "**[ Orchestra Continues ]" "Let's get together, please." "Smile." "Good." "Yes, sir." "Bring them over a round of drinks." "Very good, sir." "And who shall I say th-they are from ?" "You can say they are from me." "From the gentleman." "Where ?" "Do you know him ?" "Find out who he is." "Yes, sir." "Agnieszka, I would give anything... to hear you sing tonight." "[ Sighs ]" "But I know you won't." "[ Laughs ]" "You embarrass me." "What's he doing ?" "Stay here." "How are you doing ?" "You'd leave a woman alone at the table in a place like this ?" "Sweetheart, you're the picture of loneliness." "Oh." "Mmm, what a lovely fragrance." "You are breaking my heart." "An extra chair, please." "Vodka for my friend." "And for the lady ?" "Pernod." "* Im Grunewald, im Grunewald ist Holzauktion *" "[ Men Laughing, Whistling ] * Ist Holzauktion *" "* Im Grunewald, im Grunewald ist Holzauktion *" "Come to the table, girls.!" "Drink with us.!" "* Ist Holzauktion *" "* Links um die Ecke 'rum, rechts um die Ecke 'rum *" "* Ueberall ist heute Holzauktion *" "Come to us.!" "Marry us.!" "[ Whispering ]" "* Der ganze Klafter Suessholz kostet 'nen Taler *" "* 'Nen Taler, 'nen Taler *" "* Der ganze Klafter Suessholz kostet 'nen Taler *" "* 'Nen Taler-- **" "Thank you." "I'll tell you what I mean by cooperative." "Two days after the law is passed that allJews have to wear the star, thejewish tailors are turning them out by the gross... in a variety of fabrics at three zloty each." "Tell me about your cellar wines." "I have an excellent German Riesling. 1 937." "Mmm, French." "A Bordeaux." "Chateau Latour, '28, '29 ?" "No, I'm sorry." "It's as if they have no idea what kind of law it is." "As if it's the emblem of a riding club." "A Margaux, '29 ?" "No, no, we don't have that." "Burgundy then ?" "A Romanee-Conti, '37 ?" "Yes." "It's human nature." ""We'll do this to avoid that."" "That's what they have done since thousands of years." "It's what they do." "They weather the storm." "But this storm is different." "This is not the Romans." "This storm is the SS." "* Wem Gott will rechte Gunst erweisen *" "*Den schickt er in die weite Welt *" "* Wem Gott will rechte Gunst erweisen *" "*Den schickt er in die weite Welt *" "*Faleri, Falera *" "*Faleri Falera-ha ha ha *" "*Faleri, Falera *" "*Den schickt er in die weite Welt *" "Martin ?" "Yes, sir." "Who is that man ?" "That-- That's Oskar Schindler !" "*Faleri Falera-ha ha ha *" "*Den schickt er in die weite Welt *" "*Faleri, Falera *" "*Den schickt er in die weite Welt **" "[ All ] To Krakow !" "** [ Singing In German ]" "[ Soldiers Laughing ]" "**[ Singing Continues ]" "[ Loudspeaker ] An alleJuden !" "Ab sofort ist es allen Juden untersagt..." "Fleisch aufkoscher Art zuzubereiten." "Meldung an alleJuden." "Ab sofort" "Rabbi-- Private property cannot be confiscated." "How long are the schools going to be closed ?" "I do not know." "Article 47:" "Pillage is formally prohibited." "You don't know anything !" "I am familiar with the Hague Convention." "Religious" "They come into our house and tell us we don't live there anymore." "It now belongs to a certain SS officer." "Please." "I only know what they tell me." "And what they tell me changes from day to day." "Aren't you supposed to be able to help ?" "I mean, what if I just took this thing off?" "What are they going to do about it ?" "They will shoot you." "Why don't you stop this silly talk ?" "Itzhak Stern !" "I'm looking for Itzhak Stern." "[ Schindler ] Are you Itzhak Stern or not ?" "I am." "Where can we talk ?" "There's a company you did the books for on Lipowa Street." "Made what ?" "Pots and pans ?" "By law, I have to tell you, sir, I'm a Jew." "Well, I'm a German." "So there we are." "A good company, you think ?" "Modestly successful." "I know nothing about enamelware." "Do you ?" "I was just the accountant." "Simple engineering though, wouldn't you think ?" "Change the machines around, whatever you do, you could make other things, couldn't you ?" "Field kits, mess kits." "Army contracts." "Once the war ends, forget it, but for now it's great." "You can make a fortune, don't you think ?" "I think most people right now have other priorities." "Like what ?" "[ Sighs ]" "I'm sure you'll do just fine once you get the contracts." "In fact, the worse things get, the better you'll do." "Oh, well, I can get the signatures I need." "That's the easy part." "Finding the money to buy the company, that's hard." "You don't have any money ?" "Not that kind of money." "You know anybody ?" "[ Closes Case ] Jews, yeah." "Investors." "You must have contacts... in thejewish business community working here." "What community ?" "Jews can no longer own businesses." "That's why this one's in receivership." "But they wouldn't own it." "I'd own it." "I'd pay them back in product-- pots and pans." "Pots and pans." "Something they can use." "Something they can feel in their hands." "They can trade it on the black market, do whatever they want." "Everybody's happy." "If you want, you could run the company for me." "Let me understand." "They'd put up all the money, I'd do all the work." "What, if you don't mind my asking, would you do ?" "I'd make sure it's known the company's in business." "I'd see that it had a certain panache." "That's what I'm good at, not the work." "Not the work." "The presentation." "I'm sure I don't know anybody who'll be interested in this." "[ Exhales ] Well, they should be, Itzhak Stern." "Tell them they should be." "[ Loudspeaker ] Achtung !" "Achtung !" "An alleJuden..." "Ab sofort ist es verboten" "[ Priest ] Vere dignum et justum est, aequum et salutare, nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere," "Domine Sancte, Pater Omnipotens, Aeterne Deus." "I've got a client who'll sell marks for zloty at 2.45 to 1 ." "Wool, mink collar." "It's a nice coat." "She'll trade it for ration coupons." "Wicks, for lamps." "You have a truckload of wicks ?" "What am I going to do with a truckload of wicks ?" "Nine by 1 2, nine by 1 4." "I don't know." "Big, beautiful, Persian." "[ Priest Continues ] Lumen aeternum mundo effudit" "Psst." "What ?" "You don't recognize this ?" "It's shoe polish." "In metal containers ?" "You asked for shoe polish." "In metal containers." "This is glass." "In metal containers." "It's not what I asked for." "What's the difference ?" "What's the difference ?" "What's the difference ?" "[ Others ] Shh.!" "My client sold it to his client, who sold it to the German Army." "Only by the time it got there, because of the freezing cold, it broke." "All 1 0,000 units." "Mmm, ooh, ooh, ooh." "This is not my problem." "This is not his problem." "This is not your problem ?" "This is not my problem." "All right." "The German Army wants to find out where it came from." "I am going to make sure they find out." "Now it's your problem." "You be quiet !" "[ Chuckles ]" "Metal containers." "Hello." "Pardon me for interfering, but that's a nice shirt." "Nice shirt." "Do you know where I can find a nice shirt like that ?" "[ Priest Continues ] ...laudare, benedicere et predicare." "Like this ?" "It's illegal to buy or sell anything on the street." "We don't do that." "We're here to pray." "[ Priest Continues ] Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum" "Do you have any idea how much a shirt like this costs ?" "Nice things cost money." "[ Priest Continues ] ...adorant Dominationes, tremunt Potestates." "Coeli coelorumque virtutes ac Beata Seraphim... socia exultatione concelebrant" "How many ?" "I'm going to need some other things, too, as things come up." "This won't be a problem." "From time to time." "[ Loudspeaker ] Achtung !" "Achtung !" "[ Children Crying ]" "[ Officers ]" " Name ?" "Adresse ?" " Formular ausfuellen !" "Weiter, weiter.!" "Nicht draengeln.!" "Kommen Sie hierher.!" "Stellen Sie sich doch an.!" "[ Silverware Clattering ]" "[ Loudspeaker ] Achtung, achtung !" "AlleJuden sind verpflichtet... im abgesonderten juedischen Bezirk zu wohnen." "Nichteinhaltung der Meldepflicht bei der Einwohnerbehoerde... verstoesst gegen das Edikt 44/91 und fuehrt zur Anzeige... beim Militaergericht." "This is obviously the right place." "How are you doing ?" "Herr Schindler." "[ Indistinct Shouting ]" "Good-bye,Jews.!" "Good-bye,Jews.!" "Good-bye,Jews !" "Good-bye,Jews !" "[ Girl Continues Yelling ] Good-bye,Jews.!" "Good-bye,Jews.!" "Good-bye,Jews.!" "This iz the vechteka, Moyshe." "Ojciec." "Nyne, this kan neash zyane." "[ Sighs ]" "[ Baby Crying, Woman Singing Polish Lullaby ] Oh, my God." "Oy, God." "Oh, my God." "[ Crying Continues ]" "Oh, my God." "It could not be better." "It could be worse." "How ?" "Tell me." "[ Shouting ] How on earth could it possibly be worse ?" "[ Slams Down Suitcase ]" "[ Man ] Dzien dobry." "Dzien dobry." "Dzien dobry." "Dzien dobry." "Dzien dobry." "Dzien dobry." "[ Indistinct German ]" "Hey, Goldberg." "Poldek." "What's this ?" "Uh, the Judenrat has its own police now." "You don't say." "Ordnungsdienst." "I'm a policeman now, could you believe it ?" "It's hard to believe." "Oh, no, it's not hard to believe." "It's a good racket, Poldek." "The only racket here." "Look, maybe I could put in a good word for you with my superiors." "Your superiors ?" "Come on, they are not as bad as everyone says." "Well, they're worse than everyone says, but it's a lot of money." "A lot of money." "Give me my housing assignment." "Come on." "You look funny in that hat, Goldberg." "[ Laughs ] You look like a clown, you know ?" "[ Stern ] He's a very important man." "Just give him two minutes of your time." "Since when did time cost money ?" "Just sit down and listen." "Please." "Sir ?" "[ Schindler ] For each thousand you invest, I will repay you with..." "Two hundred." "200 kilos of enamelware a month, to begin in July and to continue for one year." "After which time, we're even." "That's it." "It's very simple." "Not good enough." "It's not good enough." "Not good enough ?" "Look where you're living." "Look where you've been put." ""Not good enough."" "A couple of months ago you'd be right, not anymore." "Money's still money." "No, it is not." "That's why we're here." "Trade goods-- that's the only currency... that'll be worth anything in the ghetto." "Things have changed, my friend." "Did I call this meeting ?" "You told Mr. Stern you wanted to speak to me." "I'm here." "I've made you a fair offer." "Fair would be a percentage in the company." "[ Laughing ] Forget the whole thing." "Get out." "How do we know that you will do what you say ?" "Because I said I would." "You want a contract ?" "To be upheld by what court ?" "I said what I'll do." "That's our contract." "[ Indistinct Polish ] ...mielismy racje." "[ Man ] Piec, szesc, siedem... osiem, dziewiec." "[ Machinery Buzzes ]" "[ Schindler Clapping ]" "The standard SS rate for Jewish skilled labor is seven marks a day, five for unskilled and women." "This is what you pay the Reich Economic Office." "TheJews themselves receive nothing." "Poles you pay wages." "Generally, they get a little more." "Are you listening ?" "What was that about the SS ?" "The rate ?" "The what ?" "TheJewish worker's salary-- you pay it directly to the SS, not to the worker." "He gets nothing." "But it's less." "It's less than what I would pay a Pole." "It's less." "That's the point I'm trying to make." "Poles cost more." "[ Sniffs ] Why should I hire Poles ?" "An enamelware factory over at, uh, Lipowa Street." "It, uh, it, um-- It's owned by a German." "But it's outside the ghetto, so you can barter for extra goods-- for eggs, I don't know what you need-- with the Polish workers." "You can't get it here." "Also, he's asking for ten healthy women for the-- I am healthy." "[ Crowd Laughing ] Bring your sister, okay ?" "[ Shouting Orders In German And Polish ]" "Chodz." "You need to convince them you have a trade, something valuable to the war effort." "Like what ?" "What if you don't ?" "I'm a musician." "Your name goes on a list." "And they put you on trucks" "No, no, no, that's not true." "You're a musician ?" "Yeah." "I'd find a good hiding place if I were you." "I'm not going to hide like some animal." "There are places to hide." "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "Der Naechste.!" "I'm a graduate of the University of Lwow." "I used to work at the hydroelectric station in Roznow" "Blauschein." "I'm gonna get the necessary papers because this card is no good anymore." "You can stay in this line all day, you'll still get one of these." "They are no good." "You'll have to leave the line now, then you'll get a blue card, a Blauschein, to say that you are an essential worker." "I'll get these papers for you at Pankiewicz." "Pharmacist." "Just there, look." "Guess who is here ?" "[ Goldberg ] Poldek !" "Enjoying the weather, Poldek ?" "Enjoying the lines ?" "Need some shoe polish ?" "In a metal container maybe ?" "[ Goldberg Laughs ]" "Not essential ?" "I think you misunderstand the meaning of the word." "No Blauschein, sir." "Stand over there." "Move." "Next !" "What do you mean, "Not essential" ?" "I teach history and literature." "Since when is not essential ?" "He's a metal polisher." "It was not right ?" "It's very good." "He's 53 years old." "It's too new." "Mmm." "Thank you." "You're crazy." "You left it in your drawer." "How many times have I told you ?" "Your work certificate you keep in your pocket at all times." "And you leave everything in your drawer." "[ Stern ] How many times I've told you ?" "I'm a metal polisher." "[ Man ] Take the round sheet of tin, dip it in soap emulsion." "[ Liquid Splashing ] Then place it centrally in the press." "We obtain the soup pot." "The soup pot." "Soup pot." "Grosz, Mrs. Grosz, stay together." "Sir, I have ten work permits here for the Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik, cosigned by Mr. Bankier and myself." "[ Foreman ] If it's carbonized, clean it with a file." "But don't touch both the electrodes at the same time." "You'll get electrocuted." "Here, have a try." "[ Foreman ] Roll the metal under the press, but be very careful unless you want your fingers... to become part of the teapot." "Occupation ?" "I'm a writer." "I play the flute." "But Moses is a skilled metalworker." "He can make tin pots." "He can make tanks." "He can make whatever Mr. Schindler asks." "He's highly skilled." "Give him your card." "Moses, give him your card." "[ Foreman ] Now, dip the basin with the tongs... into the enamel solution." "And after swiveling it around, carefully place it aside to drip dry." "And whatever he asks you, allow me just to represent you and speak for you." "Don't say a word." "[ Schindler ] Filing, billing, keeping track of my appointments, shorthand." "Typing, obviously." "How is your typing ?" "Uh, all right." "Please." "[ Typing Slowly ]" "[ Typing Slowly ]" "[ Typing Slowly, Bell Rings ]" "[ Typing Extremely Slow ]" "[ Barely Typing ]" "[ Typing Quickly ]" "You need a secretary." "Pick one." "I don't know how." "They're all so..." "qualified." "You have to choose." "[ Sighs ]" "Prosze sie ladnie usmiechac." "Big smile." "Big smile." "Uwaga." "[ Camera Shutter Clicks ]" "**[ Piano ]" "If you would, look after my guest." "[ Schindler ] Um, boxed teas are good." "Coffee, pate, um... kielbasa sausage, cheeses, Beluga caviar." "Yes." "And, of course, who could live without German cigarettes ?" "Get me as many as you can find." "And some more fresh fruit." "The real rarities-- oranges, lemons, pineapples." "I need several boxes of Cuban cigars." "The best." "Yes." "And dark, unsweetened chocolate." "Not in the shape ofladyfingers, the chunk chocolate." "Yes." "Big as my hand, you sample at wine tastings." "We're going to need lots of cognac." "The best, Hennessy." "Dom Perignon champagne." "Um, get L 'espadon sardines... and, oh, try to find nylon stockings." "[ Schindler ] It is my distinct pleasure to announce... the fully operational status of Deutsche Email Fabrik..." "[ Foreman ] Patrzjakies szmaty.!" "manufacturers of superior enamelware crockery... expressly designed and crafted for military use." "Utilizing only the most modern equipment," "D.E.F. 's staff of highly-skilled and experienced artisans andjourneymen... deliver a product of unparalleled quality, enabling me to proffer, with absolute confidence and pride, a full line of field and kitchenware... unsurpassable in all respects by my competitors." "See attached list and available colors." "Anticipating the enclosed bids will meet with your approval." "Made in Havana, Cuba." "Looking forward to a long and mutually prosperous association." "Look at this." "I extend to you in advance my sincerest gratitude... and very best regards." "Oskar Schindler." "Yeah, I need 700 gross from here for next Thursday." "Nine hundred-- No, make it ten for Wednesday." "All this stuff here goes to Madritsch's factory on Tuesday of next week." "[ Horn Honking ]" "[ Schindler ] My father was fond of saying, "You need three things in life:" ""a good doctor, a forgiving priest... and a clever accountant. "" "The first two... [ Chuckles ] I've never had much use for." "But the third" "Just pretend, for Christ's sake." "Is that all ?" "I'm trying to thank you." "I'm saying I couldn't have done this without you." "The usual thing would be to acknowledge my gratitude." "It would also, by the way, be the courteous thing." "You're welcome." "[ Sighs ]" "Get out of here." "[ Door Buzzer ]" "[ Schindler ] Klonowska, who is it ?" "She's so embarrassed." "Look at her." "You know something ?" "You would like her." "Oskar, please." "What ?" "I don't have to like her..." "just because you do." "You would, though." "It doesn't work that way." "[ Door Closing ]" "You've done well here." "You look wonderful." "Be careful of the step, miss." "Mrs. Schindler, Marek." "** [ "Gloomy Sunday" ]" "It's not a charade, all this ?" "How could it be a charade ?" "The clothes, the car, the apartment." "Wait a minute." "Take a guess how many people are on my payroll." "Oskar." "My father, at the height of his success, had 50." "I've got 3 50." "3 50 workers on the factory floor, with one purpose." "To make pots and pans ?" "To make money." "For me." "[ Sighs ]" "Does anyone ask about me ?" "Back home ?" "Everybody." "All the time." "Hmm." "They won't soon forget the name Schindler here, I can tell you that." ""Oskar Schindler," they'll say." ""Everybody remembers him." ""He did something extraordinary." ""He did something no one else did." ""He came here with nothing" ""a suitcase" ""and built a bankrupt company into a major manufactory." ""And left with a steamer trunk" ""Two steamer trunks full of money, all the riches of the world."" "Hmm." "It's comforting to see that nothing's changed." "You're wrong, Emilie." "[ Kissing Sound ]" "There's no way I could have known this before, but there was always something missing." "In every business I tried, I can see now, it wasn't me that failed." "Something was missing." "Even if I'd known what it was, there's nothing I could have done about it... because you can't create this thing." "And it makes all the difference in the world between success and failure." "Luck ?" "War." "Should I stay ?" "It's a beautiful city." "I asked you if I should stay." "It's up to you." "Promise me, Oskar, no doorman or maitre d' will ever presume..." "I'm anyone other than Mrs. Schindler, and I'll stay." "Good-bye, darling." "[ Indistinct German ]" "I could try to read this or I could eat my lunch while it's still hot." "We're doing well ?" "Yes." "Better this month than last ?" "Yes." "Any reason to think next month will be worse ?" "The war could end." "What ?" "There is a machinist outside... who'd like to thank you personally for giving him a job." "Every day he comes." "He's very grateful." "It'll just take a minute." "Mr. Lowenstein ?" "I want to thank you, sir, for giving me the opportunity to work." "You're welcome." "I'm sure you're doing a great job." "The SS beat me up." "They would have killed me, but I am essential to the war effort, thanks to you." "That's great." "I work hard for you." "I'm sure you do." "I'll continue to work hard for you." "That's great." "Thanks." "God bless you, sir." "All right." "You are a good man." "He saved my life." "Yes, he did." "God bless him." "Yeah." "Come on." "God bless you." "[ Stern ] I'm sorry, Herr Direktor, but you're running very late." "This is for the Obersturmbannfuehrer, sir." "And this is for his niece, Greta." "It's her birthday." "Greta as in Garbo." "By the way, don't ever do that to me again." "Go." "Go, go, drive !" "Don't bow." "Did you happen to notice that that man had one arm ?" "What ?" "Did he ?" "What's his use ?" "Very useful." "[ Shouts ] How ?" "Very useful !" "Success !" "*Achrar kach loe nedah *" "[ Officer ] Besen und Schaufeln werden ausgeladen... jeder nimmt sich eine und dann wird die Strasse gereinigt." "We'll be late for work." "[ Horn Honking ]" "[ Rolf Czurda ] You shouldn't think of them as yours, Oskar." "You need to understand that some of the officers here... don't give a damn about production." "To them, it's a matter of, um, national priority... thatJews be made to shovel snow." "It's got nothing to do with reality, Oskar." "You know it and I know it." "Jews shoveling snow" "It's got a, um, ritual significance." "Come with me." "I am an essential worker." "Essential worker ?" "[ Laughing ] Yes." "[ Officer Laughing ]" "I work for Oskar Schindler." "Essential worker for Oskar Schindler." "A one-armed Jew ?" "Twice as useless !" "Yes, yes." "I lost a day of production, Rolf." "[ Lowenstein ] I work for Oskar Schindler." "Danka, look at the snow." "Look at the snow." "Look at the snow !" "[ Gunshot ]" "I lost a worker." "I expect to be compensated." "File a grievance with the Economic Office." "It's your right." "Would it do any good ?" "Of course not." "[ Chuckles ]" "A big shot from the SS Budget and Construction Office came to lunch... and he told us that to believe thejewish skilled worker had a place... in Reich economics was a treasonable idea." "A one-armed machinist, Oskar ?" "He was a metal press operator." "Quite skilled." "[ Moaning ]" "[ Panting, Moaning ]" "Herr Direktor?" "Shit." "I don't believe it." "Stern, is that you ?" "No, it's Poldek." "It's about Stern." "[ Soldier ] Leave your luggage on the platform." "Clearly label it." "Given name first, then your surname." "Do not bring your baggage with you." "It will follow you later." "Leave your luggage on the platform." "Clearly label it." "[ Loudspeaker ] Lassen Sie Ihr Gepaeck am Bahnsteig." "Stern ?" "He's on the list." "He is ?" "Well, let's find him." "I'm sorry." "You can't have him." "He's on the list." "If he were an essential worker, he would not be on the list." "I'm talking to a clerk." "What is your name ?" "Sir, the list is correct." "I didn't ask you about the list." "I asked you your name." "Klaus Tauber." "Tauber." "Hauptscharfuehrer, this gentleman thinks a mistake's been made." "My plant manager is somewhere on this train." "If it leaves with him on it, it'll disrupt production... and the Armaments Board will want to know why." "[ Loudspeaker ] Achtung, dieser Zug faehrt jetzt ab." "Is he on the list ?" "Yes, sir." "Itzhak Stern." "Well, the list is correct, sir." "There is nothing I can do." "What is your name ?" "[ Loudspeaker ] Close and secure all doors." "My name ?" "My name is Kunder." "This train is now leaving." "Kunder." "Hauptscharfuehrer Kunder." "K-U-N-D-E-R." "And what's yours ?" "Schindler." "S-C-H-I-N-D-L-E-R." "Gentlemen, thank you very much." "I think I can guarantee you you'll both be in..." "Southern Russia before the end of the month." "Good day." "[ Conductor ] Zamykac dokladnie drzwi." "Dokladnie zamykac drzwi." "Stern !" "Stern !" "Stern !" "Itzhak Stern !" "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "Stern !" "Itzhak Stern !" "[ Kunder, Tauber ] Stern.!" "Stern.!" "Itzhak Stern.!" "Stern !" "Sir ?" "Stern !" "Herr Direktor." "[ Coughing ] My apologies." "Stop the train !" "He's here !" "I apologize." " Stop the train !" " Stop the train !" "Stop it !" "Sign here." "Initial there." "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "Makes no difference to us, you understand." "This one, that one." "[ Train Whistle Blowing ] It's the inconvenience to the list." "It's the paperwork." "I somehow left my work card at home." "I tried to explain them it was a mistake, but" "I'm sorry, it was stupid !" "What if I got here five minutes later ?" "Then where would I be ?" "Shechel." "Sacrean, sacrean end tzukeer." "Tzukeer end sacrean." "I woke up from a dream this morning." "I was broke and sharing a room with 1 2 people I didn't know, only to discover I was broke and sharing a room with 1 2 people I didn't know." "[ Chuckling ]" "You laugh about it ?" "I have to laugh." "You are living behind walls." "The walls I can deal with." "It's the restrictions to my life I'm tired of." "Those walls keep them out." "That's all I care about." "I like it here." "There's a kind of, I don't know, ancestral squalor to it all." "You are a slave to these people." "No one envies us anymore." "I'm smart." "Oh, yes, you're smart." "You're a real genius." "You had your chance." "Today, today I actually found time to organize a thought." "I can't remember the last time I did that." "When's the last time we did this ?" "When's the last time we stood around and talked ?" "No one ordered me onto a truck today." "No one took my business away from me." "You don't really have a business to take." "There's nowhere down from here." "This is it." "This is the bottom." "The ghetto is..." "liberty." "This street divides the ghetto just about in half." "Right side, Ghetto A:" "civil employees, industrial workers and so on." "Left side, Ghetto B:" "surplus labor, the elderly and infirm mostly." "Which is where you'll want to start, huh ?" "Do you have any questions, sir?" "Ja, why is the top down ?" "I'm fucking freezing." "[ Wilhelm Kunde ] We expect a labor force of 25,000 to 30,000." "Segregated, of course." "The men in the barracks near the quarry." "The women on the other side of the wire." "[ Goeth ] My place is where ?" "There, sir." "There ?" "You call that a villa ?" "Yes, the villa." "Their synagogue, can you see it ?" "That's not a villa." "We're planning to turn it into the camp stables." "It's a house." "[ Goeth ] What's that over there ?" "[ Kunde ] Kindergarten." "Fifty-one." "And we have a dentist, shoemaker, practical physicians." "[ Guard ] There they are, sir." "[ Goeth Sniffs ] Hmm." "One of you is, uh, a very lucky girl." "There is an opening for a job, away from all this..." "backbreaking work, at my new villa." "[ Sniffs ]" "Uh, which of you has... domestic experience ?" "Ja, on second thought, I don't really want someone else's maid." "All those annoying habits I have to undo." "[ Chuckles ] I don't want to give you my cold." "Uh, what's your name ?" "Helen Hirsch." "What ?" "[ Coughing ] Helen Hirsch." "What ?" "I can't hear." "Helen Hirsch." "Ja." "[ Woman ] Take it all down.!" "[ Officer Blows Whistle ] To work.!" "[ Woman Arguing ] Take it down.!" "It is not safe.!" "She says the foundation was poured wrong." "She's got to take it down." "I told her it's the barracks, not the fucking Hotel Europa." "Fucking Jew bitch engineer." "You fucking bitch !" "Herr Kommandant." "The entire foundation... has to be torn down and repoured." "If not, there will be at least a subsidence... at the southern end of the barracks." "Subsidence, and then collapse." "And you are an engineer ?" "Yes." "My name is Diana Reiter." "I'm a graduate... of Civil Engineering from the University of Milan." "Ah, an educated Jew, like Karl Marx himself." "Unterscharfuehrer.!" "Jawohl?" "Shoot her." "What ?" "[ Gasps ] Herr Kommandant, I'm only trying to do my job." "Ja, I'm doing mine." "But, sir, she's foreman of construction." "We are not going to have arguments with these people." "Okay." "No." "Shoot her here, on my authority." "It will take more than that." "[ Goeth ] I'm sure you're right." "Take it down, repour it, rebuild it." "Like she said." "We have more to see, but we have only one more hour of light." "** [ Humming ]" "[ Goeth ] Today is history." "Today will be remembered." "Years from now, the young will ask with wonder... about this day." "Today is history, and you are part of it." "Six hundred years ago..." "** [ Singing Morning Prayer] when elsewhere they were footing the blame for the Black Death, Kazimierz the Great, so-called," "*Ke laolam chasedo * told thejews they could come to Krakow." "Chaja, bread." "[ Goeth Continues ] They came." "Not that fat." "No, less." "They trundled their belongings into the city." "Yes, a bit less." "They settled." "They took hold." "They prospered... in business, science, education, the arts." "They came here with nothing." "**[ Praying Continues ] Nothing." "And they flourished." "For six centuries there has been a Jewish Krakow." "Think about that." "By this evening, those six centuries are a rumor." "They never happened." "Today is history." "Absitzen und in Zweierreihen antreten.!" "Kameraden.!" "Schneller.!" "[ Whistle Blowing, Indistinct Shouting ]" "I think we will start..." "with Ghetto B." "Hopp, hopp, hopp, hopp.!" "[ Dogs Barking ]" "All right ?" "Start from both sides ?" "I would like you to start there." "The right side ?" "The right side, yeah." "And then move around." "Okay." "[ Loudspeaker ] Beschriften Sie es deutlich." "Es wird Ihnen nachgeschickt." "Lassen Sie Ihr Gepaeck stehen." "Beschriften Sie es deutlich." "Es wird Ihnen nachgeschickt." "[ Soldier ] Aufmachen !" "Lakoom." "Loe ani loe yodahat olay kaday lehachnese at hayladeem mitachat la shoolchan." "Mitacht la meeta." "Bohow." "[ Soldiers ] Hopp, hopp, hopp, hopp !" "[ Soldiers Shouting In German ]" "[ Soldier ] 'Runterkommen !" "[ Soldiers Shouting, Banging On Doors ]" "[ Soldier ] 'Rauskommen,Juden !" "[ Soldiers Shouting ]" "[ Soldier ] Ziehen Sie sich warm an !" "Kommen Sie 'raus !" "[ Soldier ] Na Platz !" "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "Gold, Chaim !" "Platz Chodi." "Gold, Chaim !" "Yes, Chaim Gold." "Shoot him." "[ Speaking Polish ]" "Nie zabijaj.!" "Nie zabijaj.!" "[ Woman Screams ]" "[ Soldier ] Ziehen Sie warme Kleidung an und begeben Sie sich zum Platz" "[ Whistle Blows ] Keine Koffer.!" "Keine Koffer.!" "Gehen Sie durch.!" "Keine Koffer.!" "Keine Koffer.!" "Hey, little boy." "Wie alt bist du, huh ?" "Na, wie hiesst du ?" "Wie heisst du, huh ?" "Keine Koffer, hab'ich gesagt.!" "[ Screaming ]" "Packt keine Koffer.!" "Keine Koffer.!" "'Rueber zum Platz Chodi.!" "Koffer hierlassen.!" "Blauschein." "Platz Chodi.!" "Was soll der Koffer hier?" "Alles 'rueber zum Platz Chodi.!" "[ Shouting Continues ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "We're getting out through the sewers." "I have to check if they're clear." "Mila, pack some things." "Nothing bigger than this." "I can't go in the sewers." "I told you I won't go in the sewers." "You can go." "Yes, you can." "I won't go in the sewers." "[ Whistle Blows ]" "[ Soldier] Move !" "Over there !" "Over there !" "Move !" "Your card,Jew !" "Deine Papiere, Jude !" "Deine Papiere,Jude.!" "That line." "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "Deine Karte.!" "Ich geh'nicht 'rauf wegen Deiner verdammten Karte.!" "Deine Scheisskarte !" "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Woman Wailing In German ]" "Was soll denn die Scheisse ?" "Bist du denn verrueckt geworden?" "Mit diesem Scheissgewehr haettest du mich erschiessen koennen.!" "Du hast so nah an mir vorbeigeschossen.!" "Was heisst hier Entschuldigung." "Du bist wohl verrueckt geworden.!" "[ Soldier ] Zurueckbleiben !" "Zurueckbleiben !" "[ Soldier ] Nicht sprechen, nicht sprechen !" "Einfach zu den Lastwagen gehen !" "Weiterlaufen !" "Weiterlaufen !" "Nicht sprechen !" "[ Whistle Blows ]" "Komm her, du Judensau.!" "Bleib stehen, hab'ich gesagt." "Bleib stehen.!" "[ Whispering In Polish ]" "[ Indistinct Polish ]" "Chodzcie tu szybko.!" "[ Footsteps ]" "[ Door Bursts Open ]" "[ Chattering, Baby Crying ]" "[ Whistle Blowing, Soldiers Shouting ]" "She's good as dead." "Leave her." "Give me a moment." "Just let me bring her inside." "[ Gasps, Screams ] [ Man Speaking German Over Loudspeaker ]" "You can join her..." "or join the line." "[ Soldiers Shouting, Whistles Blowing ]" "Women to the left.!" "Wilhelm !" "Rose !" "Men to right." "Women to the left." "[ Protesting In German ]" "Women to the left." "Let me go !" "I won't leave my husband !" "[ Shouting, Wailing ]" "Women to the left, and men to the right." "Promise me, be safe." "[ Man ] Your government is in the wrong country.!" "[ Shouting, Wailing Continue ]" "Mama !" "Mama !" "[ Shouting In Polish ]" "[ Dogs Barking, Soldiers Shouting ]" "[ Machine Gun Fire ]" "[ Gasping, Panting ]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Gasps ]" "Mila !" "[ Women Panting ]" "[ Distant Machine Gun Fire ]" "[ Bell Chiming ]" "Oh, God, Danka !" "[ Gasps, Whimpers ]" "You have a Blauschein." "Blauschein doesn't matter anymore." "They are cleaning out the ghetto." "There's not enough room for you." "What are you talking about ?" "We tried it before." "There's more than enough room." " I changed my mind !" " Mama !" "Look at the space in there." "Now look at me." "You are just scared." "I can fit the girl, but not you." " Mama, I'm coming out !" " Stay where you are." "I'd rather you be here than who knows where." "Mama.!" "[ Soldiers Shouting In German ]" "[ Dogs Barking ]" "Herr Kommandant.!" "[ Soldiers Laughing ]" "Very good saluting." "I respectfully report I've been given orders to clear the bundles from the road... so there will be no obstructions to the thoroughfare." "Finish and join the lines, little Polish clicking soldier." "[ Chuckles ] [ Dogs Growling ]" "[ Laughing, Muttering Continue ]" "[ Distant Machine Gun Fire ]" "[ Blows Whistle ]" "Mrs. Dresner ?" "Yes." "Oh, you are a friend of my son's." "Don't worry, I'll go quietly." "I'll be no trouble." "No, get under the stairs." "They'll be done searching soon." "You'll be safe there." "Please hide !" "Please !" "[ Muttering ] ...warmed by the sun." "Hide under the stairs." "[ Boy ] I've searched the building." "There's no one here." "Also, gehen wir zum naechsten Block." "Einverstanden." "Danka.!" "Ah.!" "Mama !" "[ Panting ]" "Hello, Adam." "H-Hello, Danka." "[ Soldiers Shouting In Distance ]" "Come with me." "I will put you in the good line." "Do you know the saying, "An hour of life is still life" ?" "You are not a boy anymore." "I'm saying a blessing for you." "[ People Shouting, Machine Guns Firing ]" "**[ Children's Choir Singing "Oyfn Pripetshok"]" "* Ofyn pripetshok brent a fayerl *" "* Un in shtub iz heys *" "* Un der rebe lerent kleyne kinderlech *" "*Dem alefbeys *" "[ Machine Gun Fire ]" "* Un der rebe lerent kleyne kinderlech *" "*Dem alefbeys *" "[ Gunshot, People Screaming ]" "*Zetzhe kinderlech gedenktzhe tayere *" "* Vos ir lerent do *" "*Zogtzhe noch amol un take noch amol *" "*Komets alefo *" "[ Shouting ]" "*Zogtzhe noch amol un take noch amol *" "*Komets alefo *" "* Ofyn pripetshok brent a fayerl *" "* Un in shtub iz heys *" "[ Officers Shouting ]" "* Un der rebe lerent kleyne kinderlech Dem alefbeys *" "[ Shouting, Gunshot ]" "[ Dog Barking ]" "[ Gunshots ]" "Oh, please, let's go." "Let's go, please." "Come on." "*Zetzhe kinderlech gedenktzhe tayere *" "* Vos ir lerent do *" "*Zogtzhe noch amol un take noch amol *" "*Komets alefo *" "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "*Zogtzhe noch amol un take noch amol *" "*Komets alefo **" "[ Whimpering ]" "[ Footsteps Approaching ]" "[ Whistle Blows, Dogs Barking ]" "Markieren." "Markieren." "[ Speaking Polish ]" "Nie.!" "Prosze pana, niech pan" "** [ Hits Piano Keys ]" "[ Girl ] ...nie znajdziemy !" "[ Machine Gun Fire ] **[ Piano ]" "[ Shouting In German ]" "**[ Piano Continues ]" "[ Machine Gun Fire Continues ]" "[ Both Panting ]" "Was ist das ?" "Ist das Bach ?" "Nein, nein." "Mozart." "Mozart ?" "Ja." "**[ Piano Continues ]" "[ Machine Gun Fire, Piano Continue ]" "[ Dog Barking ]" "Das wollen wir heute noch schaffen ?" "Nee, schaffen wir nie." "Jemu niedobrze sie robi." "Nee, das schaffen wir nie." "I wish this fucking night were over." "**[ Piano Continues ]" "[ Machine Gun Fire Continues ]" "[ Whistle Blows ]" "Appell.!" "Fuenferreihen.!" "Antreten.!" "Halt, alle anstellen.!" "Fuenferreihen.!" "Muetzen ab.!" "Namen verlesen.!" "Wer aufgerufen wird, hebt seine Hand und ein deutliches Jawhol.!" "[ Shouts Name ] [ Man ] Jawohl." "[ Shouts Name ] [ Man ] Jawohl." "Keller, Fanni !" "Jawohl." "Adalbert, Hermann !" "[ Man ] Jawohl." "Faber, Dorothea !" "[ Woman ] Jawohl." "Goldstein, Pola.!" "[ Woman ] Jawohl." "Warmberger, Markus !" "Jawohl." "Edelstein, Max !" "[ Soldiers Continue Shouting Names ]" "[ Soldiers Continue Shouting Names ]" "Appell abtreten.!" "Do pracy.!" "Do pracy.!" "The worst is over." "We are workers now." "[ Man Speaking German Over Loudspeaker ]" "[ Officer Shouting In German ]" "[ Officer ] Keine Muedigkeit vorschuetzen.!" "[ Woman Shrieks, People Shouting ]" "Oh, God, Amon." "[ Officer Shouting In German ]" "[ Loudspeaker ] Sofort in der Baracke zurueckmelden !" "[ Gunshot ]" "[ Man Shouting In German ]" "[ Reloading Rifle ]" "[ Woman Shrieking ]" "[ Officer Shouting In German ]" "[ Bones Crack ]" "[ Officer Shouting ] Komm du mal schoen her !" "Komm du schoen !" "Na komm !" "Na komm !" "Amon, you're such a damned fuckin' child !" "Wakey, wakey." "[ Sighs ]" "[ Woman ] Make coffee." "Make it yourself." "[ Grunting ]" "[ Man ] The SS will manage... certain industries itself inside Plaszow-- a metalworks, brush factory, another for reprocessing Jewish clothing... from the ghettos for use by bombed-out families back home." "But it's private industry like yours that stands to benefit most... by moving inside the wire of Commandant Amon Goeth's camp" "No, no, no." "Sit, sit." "Julian, how are you ?" "How are you ?" "Good to see you, my friend." "Oskar Schindler." "LeoJohn." "[ Whispers, Chuckles ]" "Franz, good to see you." "Hello, Oskar." "Glad you could join us." "My pleasure." "Julius." "How are you ?" "You lost weight." "Only in the shoulders." "Please, everybody, sit down." "How are you doing ?" "Oskar Schindler." "We started without you." "Fine." "I miss anything good ?" "I was explaining to Herr Bosch and Herr Madritsch... some of the benefits of moving their factories into Plaszow." "I meant the food." "[ Chuckles ]" "Since your labor is housed on-site, it's available to you at all times." "You can work them all night if you want." "Your factory policies, whatever they've been in the past, they'll continue to be." "They'll be respected." "I have to know, where do you get a suit like that ?" "What is that ?" "Is that silk ?" "Of course." "Ja." "It's" " It has a nice sheen about it." "Thank you." "Very nice." "I'd say I'd get you one, but the man who made it is probably dead." "I don't know." "[ Schindler's Voice ] I go to work the other day." "Nobody's there." "Nobody tells me about this." "I have to find out." "I have to go in." "Everybody's gone." "No." "[ Sighs ]" "No." "They're not gone." "They're here." "They're mine !" "Every day that goes by, I'm losing money." "Every worker that is shot costs me money." "I have to find somebody else." "We are going to be making so much money that none of this is going to matter." "It's bad business." "[ Sniffs ]" "Thank you." "Leave the bottle." "Take that." "Lena... thank you." "Scherner told me something else about you." "Yeah ?" "What's that ?" "That you know the meaning of the word "gratitude."" "That it's not some vague thing with you... like it is with others." "You want to stay where you are." "You've got things going on the side." "Things are good." "You don't want anybody telling you what to do." "I can understand all that, you know." "I" " I know you." "What you want..." "is your own sub-camp." "Do you have any idea what is involved ?" "The paperwork alone ?" "You've got to build the thing." "Getting those fucking permits is enough to drive you crazy." "Then the engineers show up, they stand around, they argue about drainage, foundations, codes, exact specifications, fences four kilometers long, 1 ,200 kilograms of barbed wire," "[ Chuckling ] 6,000 kilograms of electrified fences, ceramic insulators, three cubic meters of air space per prisoner." "I'm telling you, you want to shoot somebody." "I've been through it." "I know." "Well, you know." "You've been through it." "[ Spits ]" "You could make things easier for me." "I'd be grateful." "Aus dem Weg da.!" "[ Dogs Barking ]" "Weitergehen.!" "Weitergehen.!" "[ Speaking Polish ]" "[ Whistle Blows ]" "Wlewo zwrot.!" "Trzymac szereg.!" "Weitergehen." "Nach links." "[ Dogs Continue Barking ]" "[ Whistle Blows ]" "Where's Stern ?" "Goldberg and Chilowicz..." "make sure I see my cut... from the, uh, factory owners in this camp, leaving you to take care of my main account-- the Schindler account." "He wants his independence." "I gave it to him." "But independence costs money." "This you understand ?" "Look at me." "Don't forget who you are working for now." "[ Chattering, Shouting ]" "**[ Accordion ]" "Jawohl.!" "[ Schindler ] Make sure he kisses each and every one.!" "Ja." "Now, girls, everyone." "We need more wine." "More wine !" "Stand in my place." "Don't let him leave." "[ Laughing, Singing ]" "[ Chattering, Shouting Continue ]" "* Was passiert denn in einem Leben * Prost.!" "Prost.!" "Thank you, Herr Direktor." "Prost, Herr Direktor !" "What are you doing ?" "What ?" "Scratching my head." "Makes them think we have lice." "Helps them keep their distance." "[ Exhales ]" "Do you have lice ?" "Do you have your notebook ?" "The calendar on my desk has the birthdays of our SS friends' wives and children." "Don't forget to send something." "Record payoffs to the Main Administration and Economics Office, the Arm" "Slower, Stern, slower." "The Armaments Board, Governor General's Division... of the Interior and Chief of Police as "fees,"" "and make them on the first of each month, as opposed to individual payoffs to our SS contacts." "The list is in the lower drawer of my desk, which you-- "First of month--"" "SS contacts:" "list, lower drawer of my desk, which you handle... as cash contributions to legitimate charities sent to each official's office." "Dealings with our black market contacts, listed as suppliers... in the legitimate ledger, are more complicated." "Forget it." "What do you mean, forget it ?" "You can't forget it !" "It gives me a headache !" "[ Dogs Barking ]" "[ Sighs ]" "I couldn't get you out of here." "I'll be all right." "Anyway, I'm here almost every week." "Wednesdays, usually." "I'll look in on you, see how you're doing." "Here, put these in your pocket." "Come on." "[ Inhales ] Herr Direktor, don't let things fall apart." "I've worked too hard." "Thanks for-- Good luck." "** [ Music, Shouting Continue ]" "Achtung, Muetzen ab.!" " Work !" " An die Arbeit.!" "What are you making ?" "Hinges, sir." "Ja, I've got some workers coming in tomorrow." "Where are they from again ?" "Yugoslavia, Herr Kommandant." "I've got to make room." "Make me a hinge." "Yes, sir." "[ Guards Muttering ]" "Keep going, you're doing well." "Says he's doing well." "Oh, that's very good." "But I'm a bit confused, and perhaps you can help me." "What I don't understand is that you've been working... since I think, what, about six this morning ?" "Yet such a small pile of hinges." "[ Train Whistle Blows ]" "[ Gun Clicks ]" "[ Gun Clicks ] Oh, Christ." "May I try that, sir ?" "Check the angle-lever." "Maybe it's bent." "No, no." "You wouldn't hear a click if it was the angle-lever." "Maybe it's the pin." "Maybe the pin shaft is greasy." "Ja, come on." "What did I just say ?" "Here." "[ Gun Clicks ] Herr Kommandant," "I beg to report that my heap ofhinges was so unsatisfactory... because the machines were being recalibrated this morning." "[ Gun Clicks ] I w-was put on to shoveling coal." "[ Gun Clicking ]" "[ Grunts, Yells ]" "[ Gasps, Sobbing ]" "Strange, huh ?" "Yeah." "Thank you, Muek." "Ah, Lisiek." "Don't touch the leather, it's just been oiled." "Rottenfuehrer." "Oh, for me ?" "Oh, thank you very much, Herr Direktor." "Thank you." "[ Stern ] Herr Direktor !" "Herr Direktor.!" "Herr Direktor.!" "He was making hinges slowly." "So the man can turn out a hinge in less than a minute." "Why the long story ?" "Hmm ?" "[ Machines Rumbling ]" "Thank you, sir." "You're welcome." "Nobody knows who stole the chicken, hmm ?" "Tell him about the chicken." "A man walks around with a chicken and nobody notices this." "Save yourselves." "Tell him about the chicken." "Still nobody knows." "[ Sobbing ]" "It was you." "You committed this crime." "No, sir." "But you know who, though." "Yes." "Who ?" "[ Sobbing ] Him !" "He's very gifted." "Yeah, sure." "Bring him over." "Yes, sir." "Thank you." "Thank you again, Herr Direktor." "You're welcome again." "It's an honor to work for such a great company." "It's great to have you." "I promise to learn everything about enamelware production." "That's great." "Hello ?" "Miss Elsa Krause is here." "I only need five minutes." "She wants to speak to the Herr Direktor." "[ Typewriter Keys Clicking ]" "Yes." "He won't see you." "Please, sit down." "Pernod ?" "Cognac ?" "Uh, no." "No, thank you." "So, what can I do for you ?" "[ Nervous Chuckle ] They say that no one dies here." "They say your factory is a haven." "They say you are good." "Who says that ?" "Everyone." "My name is Regina Perlman, not Elsa Krause." "I've been living in Krakow on false papers since the ghetto massacre." "My parents are in Plaszow." "Their names are Chana and Jakob Perlman." "They are older people." "They are killing older people now in Plaszow." "They bury them up in the forest." "Look..." "[ Sighs ] I don't have any money." "I, I borrowed these clothes." "I'm begging you." "Please, please bring them here." "I don't do that." "You've been misled." "I ask one thing:" "whether or not a worker has certain skills." "My father is an importer, not a metalworker." "[ Continues Arguing ] Such activities are illegal." "You will not entrap me !" "Cry, and I will have you arrested." "I swear to God !" "[ Mutters, Sobbing ]" "People die." "It's a fact of life." "He wants to kill everybody ?" "Great !" "What am I supposed to do about it ?" "Bring everybody over ?" "Is that what you think ?" "Send them over to Schindler." "Send them all !" "His place is a haven, didn't you know ?" "It's not a factory." "It's not an enterprise of any kind." "It's a haven for rabbis and orphans... and people with no skills whatsoever !" "[ Sighs ] You think I don't know what you're doing ?" "You're so quiet all the time." "I know, I know !" "Are you losing money ?" "That's not the point !" "What other point is-- It's dangerous !" "It's dangerous to me !" "You have to understand." "Goeth is under enormous pressure." "You have to think of it in his situation." "He's got this whole place to run." "He's responsible for everything here, all these people." "He's got a lot of things to worry about." "And he's got the war which brings out the worst in people." "Never the good, always the bad." "Always the bad." "But in normal circumstances he wouldn't be like this." "He'd be all right." "There'd just be the good aspects of him which" "[ Chuckles ] He's a wonderful crook." "A man who loves good food, good wine, the ladies, making money" "Killing." "He can't enjoy it." "Bejski told me the other day, somebody escaped... from a work detail outside the wire." "[ Gunshots ] Goeth lined up everybody from the missing man's barracks." "He shot the man to the left of Bejski, the man to the right ofhim." "He walked down the line shooting every other man with the pistol." "Twenty-five." "What do you want me to do about it ?" "Nothing, nothing." "We're just talking." ""Perlman."" "[ Shouting ] Perlman !" "Husband and wife." "Jakob and Chana Perlman !" "Have Goldberg bring them over." "[ Officer ] Muetzen ab !" "Appell abtreten !" "** [ Drunken Singing In German ]" "I'm sure this will be better than those rags, Lisiek." "Herr Direktor, I was just helping Lisiek to find something... to clean the stains from the Herr Kommandant's bathtub." "Go, please." "Pardon me, Herr Direktor." "[ Chuckles ] You don't have to report to me, Helen." "You know who I am ?" "Hmm ?" "[ Whispering ] I'm Schindler." "Of course." "I-I have heard and... you have been here before." "Here, why don't you keep this someplace ?" "Go on, take it." "I get extra food here." "Well, if you don't want to eat it, trade it." "Or give it to Lisiek." "Why not build yourself up ?" "My first day here, he beat me... because I threw out the bones from dinner." "He came down to the basement at midnight, and he-- he asked me where they were." "For his dogs, you understand." "I said to him, I-- I don't know how I say this." "I never could say it now-- I said to him," ""Why are you beating me ?"" "He said, "The reason I beat you now... is because you ask why I beat you."" "I know your sufferings, Helen." "It doesn't matter." "I have accepted them." "Accepted them ?" "One day he will shoot me." "No, no, no, no, he won't shoot you." "I know." "I see things." "We were on the roof on Monday, young Lisiek and I, and we saw the Herr Kommandant come out of the front door... and down the steps by the patio right there below us and-- and there on the steps he drew his gun and he... shot a woman who was passing by." "A woman carrying a bundle." "Through the throat." "Just" " Just a woman on her way somewhere, you know." "She was no fatter or thinner... or slower or faster than anyone else, and I couldn't guess what had she done." "The more you see of the Herr Kommandant, the more you see there is no set rules that you can live by." "You can't say to yourself, "If I follow these rules, I will be safe."" "He won't shoot you because he enjoys you too much." "He enjoys you so much he won't even let you wear the star." "He doesn't want anyone else to know... it's a Jew he's enjoying." "He shot the woman from the steps... because she meant nothing to him." "She was one of a series, neither offending or pleasing him." "But you, Helen." "It's all right." "It's not that kind of a kiss." "[ Sobbing ] Thank you." "Shh." "Here." "Right." "The wine." "Wonderful party, Amon." "Thank you." "[ Groans ]" "Why do you drink that motor oil ?" "Hmm ?" "I send you good stuff all the time." "Your liver's going to explode like a hand grenade." "The more I look at you-- [ Sniffs ]" "I watch you." "[ Sighs ] You're never drunk." "[ Sniffs ] Oh, that's-- that's real control." "Control is power." "That's power." "[ Schindler ] Is that why they fear us ?" "We have the fucking power to kill, that's why they fear us." "They fear us because we have the power to kill arbitrarily." "A man commits a crime, he should know better." "We have him killed, and feel good about it." "Or we kill him ourselves and we feel even better." "That's not power, though." "That's justice." "It's different than power." "Power is when we have every justification to kill... and we don't." "You think that's power ?" "That's what the emperors had." "A man stole something, he's brought in before the emperor, he throws himself down on the ground, he begs for mercy." "He knows he's going to die." "And the emperor..." "pardons him." "This worthless man." "He lets him go." "I think you are drunk." "That's power, Amon." "That... is power." "Amon the Good." "I pardon you." "[ Laughs ]" "[ Goeth ] What do they want ?" "[ Stern ] I don't know, but they're in my office now reviewing our books." "As my accountant, tell me, should I be alarmed... that the auditors are reviewing my books ?" "Well" "Or have you done your job properly ?" "You needn't be alarmed." "I needn't be alarmed." "[ Shouts In German ]" "[ Gasps ] I'm sorry, sir." "Do you know how much this saddle is worth ?" "Do you know how much it costs ?" "All right." "[ Panting ]" "All right." "Stern, what the hell are you doing following me around ?" "[ Loudspeaker ] Barracken eins, elf, fuenfzehn und zwounddreissig... am Appellplatz melden." "[ Whistling ]" "[ Both Whistling ]" "[ Children Chattering ]" "[ Gasping, Whimpering ]" "[ Horse Neighs ] She was smoking on the job." "Tell her not to do it again." "[ Shouting In Polish ]" "[ Footsteps ]" "I have to report, sir," "I've been unable to remove the stains from your bathtub." "What are you using, Lisiek ?" "Soap, Commandant." "Soap ?" "Not lye ?" "Go ahead, go on, leave." "Leave, I pardon you." "[ Birds Chirping ]" "I pardon you." "[ Gunshot ]" "[ Gunshot ]" "[ Gunshot ]" "[ Inhales ]" "[ Sighs ]" "[ Woman ] Although I am not a rabbi, in these circumstances..." "I pray to the Almighty that you will forgive me... if I intone the blessings." "Baruch ata Hsham eloiyni melech hoylam... asher ztivonee al aariuouth." "Vouser lanou at harosth, Vhesserlanou at hansooes... lanou al yaday cheepah ve kidesheem." "[ Woman Singer In Club ] * Milosc tak pieknie tlumaczy *" "* Zdrade i klamstwo i grzech *" "* Choc bys ja przeklal w rozpaczy *" "*Zejest okrutna i zla *" "*Milosc ci wszystko wybaczy *" "* Bo milosc moj mily to ja *" "[ Sobbing ]" "So... this is where you come to hide from me." "I came to tell you... that you, um, you really are a wonderful cook... and a well-trained servant." "I mean it." "If you need a reference after the war," "I'd be" " I'd be happy to give you one." "It must get lonely down here... when you're listening to everyone upstairs having such a good time." "Does it ?" "You can answer." "But what's the right answer ?" "That's what you're thinking." "What does he want to hear ?" "The truth, Helen, is always the right answer." "Y-Yes, you're right." "Sometimes we're both lonely." "Yes." "I" "[ Sighing ] I mean" "I would like so much to... reach out and touch you in your loneliness." "Wh-What would that be like, I wonder ?" "I mean..." "[ Chuckles ] what would be wrong with that ?" "I realize that you're not a-a person in the-- the strictest sense of the word, but" "[ Sighing ] No, maybe you're right about that too, you know." "Maybe what's-- what's wrong isn't" "It's not us." "It's no-- It's this." "I mean, when they compare you to-- to, uh, vermin and to rodents and to lice..." "[ Panting ] I just, uh" "N-No, you-you make a good point." "You make a very good point." "Is this the face of a rat ?" "Are these the eyes of a rat ?" "[ Singing Continues ] * Milosc... *" "Hath not a Jew eyes ?" "* Ci wszystko wybaczy *" "* Bo milosc moj mily *" "I feel for you, Helen." "* Toja **" "[ Panting ]" "No, I don't think so." "You're a Jewish bitch." "You nearly talked me into it, Helen, didn't you ?" " Bravo." " [ Chattering ]" "[ Gasps ]" "[ Grunts ]" " [ Chattering Continues ] - [ Grunting Continues ]" " [ Applause Continues ] - [ Goeth Yelling ]" "[ Guests Shouting ] Hoch .!" "Hoch .!" "Hoch .!" "**[ Violin ]" " Jawohl.!" " Hoch.!" "Hoch.!" "Hoch !" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Music, Talking Stops ]" "On behalf of the-- of the workers, sir," "I, I wish for you a happy birthday." "Happy birthday." "Well, thank the staff, please." "Thank you very much for the lovely cake." "[ Officer Clears Throat ]" "Thank you very much." "Tell them thank you from me." "* To ostatnia niedziela *" "*Dzisiaj sie rozstaniemy *" "The trains arrived and the people were driven out with clubs." "They were lined up in front of two big warehouses." "One was marked "Cloak Room," and the other "Valuables."" "And there they were made to undress." "AJewish boy handed them pieces of string to tie their shoes together." "They shaved their hair." "They told them it was needed to make something special for U-boat crews." "And then they were herded down a big corridor... to bunkers with Stars of David on the doors, and signs that said "Bath and Inhalation Room."" "SS gave them soap." "They told them to breathe all the time because it's good for disinfecting." "And then they gassed them." "Mila, why soaps ?" "So that they would agree to go in, I think." "Come on, Mila, stop it." "Your bedtime stories are scaring everyone." "I just don't believe it." "Ja." "You know it's ridiculous." "I don't believe it either." "I cannot believe it." "I didn't say I believed it." "I said I heard it." "From who ?" "From somebody who heard it from someone who was there." "You know, if they were there, they would have been gassed." "Yes." "It doesn't make any sense." "We're their work force." "What sense does it make to kill your own work force ?" "To go to all this trouble of assembling a work force only to" "No, it can't be true." "We are very, very important for them." "Ja, we do now." "Good night." "Good night." "Good night." "Sweet dreams." "[ Man Over Loudspeaker ] Attention, attention." "Everyone who is alive... is to come to the Appellplatz." "[ Coughing ]" "Attention, attention." "Come, we have to go to the Appellplatz." "Everyone who is alive..." "[ Mrs. Dresner ] The listmakers are here." "is to come to the Appellplatz." "There is going to be a selection." "Attention, attention." "Everyone who is alive... is to come to the Appellplatz." "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Whistle Continues ]" "[ Indistinct German ]" "Meine Herren." "Raz.!" "Dwa.!" "Raz.!" "Dwa.!" "...die Hunderttausend Ungarn kommen..." "[ Indistinct German ]" "[ Officer ] Alle in einer Einzelreihe aufstellen !" "You could afford to lose some weight, Amon." "And you've got to cut down on the cognac." "Morning." "What's going on ?" "It's another semiannual physical." "There." "Oh, I've, um, got another shipment coming in of, uh" "What are they this time ?" "Hungarians." "Oh, ja, Hungarians." "We've got to separate the sick from the healthy to make room." "[ Soldier ] Teraz !" "Teraz !" "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "**["Gute Nacht Mutter"]" "[ Shouting In German ]" "* Gute Nacht Mutter *" "* Gute Nacht *" "[ Shouting In German ]" "Das darf nicht bis zum Abend dauern.!" "**[ Continues ] Ruszac sie.!" "Ruszac sie.!" "[ Indistinct German ]" "[ Coughing ] [ Gasping ]" "[ Woman ] Let me help you." "[ Soldiers Continue Shouting In German ]" "[ Soldier ] Zack, zack, zack !" "[ Woman ] We've got to go out there." "[ Woman ] Don't go." "Look alive, Rebeka." "[ Soldier ] Schneller !" "* Gute Nacht Mutter * Naokolo !" "Predzej !" "Predzej !" "Naokolo.!" "Naokolo.!" "* Gute Nacht *" "**[ Continues ]" "That's my mechanic." "Whose bright idea was it to get rid of him ?" "Ruszaj sie.!" "Naokolo.!" "Szybciej.!" "Szybciej.!" "Trzymaj ubrania.!" "* Gute Nacht *" "Ruszac sie.!" "Ruszac sie.!" "Naokolo.!" "Naokolo.!" "Otworz usta." "Zajrzymy do gardla." "Wez gleboki oddech." "Jeszcze." "Jeszcze." "Unies ramiona." "Obroc sie." "Przykucnij." "[ Soldier Shouting ]" "Formowac kolmune.!" "*Du hast verziehen mir Du hast gewacht *" "No, no, no." "Wait, go away." "She can work." "Come here." "Look, separate the sick from the healthy." "Those who can work and those who can't." "She can work." "You can work, you can come." "[ Soldier ] Ruszac sie !" "Szybciej !" "**["Mamatschi"]" "*Es war einmal ein kleines Buebchen * [ Children Singing Along ]" "*Das bettelte so wundersuess *" "*Mamatschi schenke mir ein Pferdchen *" "*Ein Pferdchen waere mein Paradies *" "*Daraufbekam der kleine Mann *" "*Ein Schimmelpaar aus Marzipan *" "Stehenbleiben.!" "Stehenbleiben.!" "*Die sieht er an er weint und spricht *" "*Solche Pferde wollte ich nicht *" "*Mamatschi schenke mir ein Pferdchen *" "*Ein Pferdchen waere mein Paradies *" "*Mamatschi solche Pferde wollte ich nicht *" "*Es war einmal ein kleines Buebchen *" "*Das bettelte so wundersuess *" "*Da kam das Christkind reingeflogen *" "* Und schenkte ihm was er begehrte *" "Those not selected for transport, put your clothes back on." "[ Hujar ] Men, go back to the barracks." "Return to the barracks." "[ Giggling ]" "[ Man ] Go back to the barracks." "[ Truck Engine Revving ]" "Oh, my God !" "*Ein Pferdchen waere mein Paradies *" "*Mamatschi solche Pferde wollte ich nicht *" "[ Women Shrieking ]" "[ Women Screaming ]" "Olek ?" "Olek ?" "[ Mrs. Dresner ] Danka ?" "Olek ?" "Olek ?" "Olek !" "Olek !" "[ Screaming ]" "Olek ?" "Danka ?" "Danka ?" "Olek ?" "Ab in die Barracke.!" "In die Barracke mit euch.!" "I didn't see him !" "They're hiding." "I'm telling you, they're hiding." "I know Danka." "She took them to a good place." "She took all of them together." "[ Soldier ] Zurueck in die Barracken !" "*...mein Paradies *" "*Mamatschi solche Pferde wollte ich nicht *" "**[ Continues ]" "Find your own hiding place." "There's no room for you here." "Go away, quick !" "**[ Continues ]" "[ Hat Splashing ]" "Get out." "This is our place." "Get out !" "[ Men Shouting ]" "Oskar !" "Amon." "Gentlemen." "Why didn't you call me ?" "I tried to call you." "Here, Hujar, move." "Quite a picnic, huh ?" "Madritsch." "Oskar." "I'm running a little late." "This is taking longer than I thought." "A drink ?" "Something cold." "Bowle." "The Bowle." "Oh, another beautiful day." "[ Woman Shouting In Polish ]" "Cisza.!" "Spokoj.!" "[ People Moaning ]" "Die Beladung der Transportwagen ist beendet." "Wir sind abfahrbereit." "Wody.!" "Wody.!" "[ Whispering ] Wasser... wasser." "[ Gasping, Panting ]" "Wohlsein." "Oh, thank you." "What do you say we get your fire hoses out here and hose down the cars ?" "Thank you." "[ Chuckling ] Indulge me." "Hujar." "Yes, sir." " Go bring the fire hoses." " Where's the fire ?" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Schindler ] In the windows." "That's it, that's it." "On the roof." "That's it, good, good." "In the window, in the window." "Come on." "Come on." "That's it, more, more." "That's it, that's it." "More, more." "This is really cruel, Oskar." "You are giving them hope." "You shouldn't do that." "That's cruel.!" "Come on, try and reach the far end." "Look out" "[ Man Wailing ] Water.!" "More water.!" "I've got some 200-meter hoses back at Emalia." "I have 20 meters at home in my garden." "We can reach the cars at the end." "[ Laughing ]" "What ?" "What ?" "[ Laughing ] Huh ?" "Hujar." "Yeah, sure." "[ Water Spraying ]" "[ Woman Shrieking ]" "[ Laughing ]" "Don't forget the roof." "On the roof on the other side." "[ Water Spraying ] [ Woman ] Water.!" "Scharfuehrer, every time the train stops, you open the doors, you give them water, ja ?" "Jawohl." "Ja." "This car !" "This car !" "[ Woman Shrieking ]" "[ Schindler] I'm not saying you'll regret it, but you might." "You should be aware of that." "We will have to risk regret." "All right, sure." "It's a nice day." "I'll go for a drive with you." "What about you ?" "I violated the "Race and Resettlement Act."" "Though I doubt anyone can point out the actual provision to me." "I kissed a Jewish girl." "[ Laughing ]" "Did your prick fall off?" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Man Laughing ]" "[ Goeth ] He likes women." "He likes good-looking women." "He sees a beautiful woman, he doesn't think." "[ Laughing ] I mean, he has so many women." "And they love him." "Ja, they love him." "I mean, he is married, ja, but he's" "All right, it's not-- She was Jewish." "He shouldn't have done it." "But, you didn't see this girl." "I saw this girl." "This girl was, woof" "She was very good-looking." "They cast a spell on you, you know, thejews." "When you work closely with them, like I do, you see this." "They have this power." "It's like a virus." "Some of my men are infected with this virus." "They should be pitied, not punished." "They should receive treatment." "This is as real as typhus." "I see this all the time." "It's a matter of money ?" "Hmm ?" "You're offering me a bribe ?" "A bribe ?" "No." "No, please." "It's a gratuity." "Heil Hitler.!" "Hello, Amon." "Sit down." "We give you Jewish girls at five marks a day, Oskar." "You should kiss us, not them." "God forbid you ever get a real taste forJewish skirt." "There's no future in it." "They don't have a future." "That's not just good, old-fashioned,Jew-hating talk." "It's policy now." "[ Man ] Ja, schoen gefangen !" "Gut !" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Man ] Nochmal,ja !" "Schoen !" "[ Soldier ] Also los !" "Bewegung !" "Schneller hier.!" "Zack, zack, zack.!" "[ Soldier ] Beweg deinen Arsch !" "Das geht auch schneller.!" "Bewegt euch.!" "Schlaft nicht ein.!" "**[ Choir Singing Requiem ] Nur die ganzen Fetzen, nicht das Gemuese.!" "Was ist denn hier los ?" "Komm, das kannst du mit den Haenden machen, fass da vorn an.!" "Hier.!" "Los, raus mit den Fetzen.!" "Die Kleinteile lass liegen.!" "**[ Requiem Continues ]" "Jetzt macht aber schnell, verdammt noch mal.!" "Weg mit den Scheissdingern.!" "[ Screaming Insanely ]" "[ Indistinct German ]" "So ist es.!" "Walhalla.!" "Walhalla laeuft hier.!" "[ Gunshots ]" "**[ Requiem Continues ]" "[ Goeth ] Can you believe this ?" "As if I don't have enough to do, they come up with this ?" "I have to find every rag buried up here and burn it." "The party's over, Oskar." "They're closing us down, sending everybody to Auschwitz." "When ?" "I don't know." "As soon as I can arrange the shipments." "Maybe 30, 40 days." "That ought to be fun." "**[ Choir Continues ]" "[ Schindler ] I've been talking to Goeth." "I know the destination." "These are the evacuation orders." "I'm to help organize the shipments, put myself on the last train." "That's not what I was going to say." "I made Goeth promise me he'd put in a good word for you." "Nothing bad is going to happen to you there." "You'll receive special treatment." "The directives coming in from Berlin mention "Special Treatment" more and more often." "I'd like to think that's not what you mean." "Preferential treatment." " Do we have to invent a whole new language ?" " I think so." "You're staying, I take it." "In Krakow ?" "What on earth for ?" "What for?" "You have a business to run." "Of course, you'll have to hire new workers." "Poles, I guess." "They cost a little more, but" "What are you going to do ?" "You run my business." "No, I'm going home." "I've done what I came here for." "I've got more money than any man could spend in a lifetime." "Someday, this is all going to end, you know." "I was going to say we'll have a drink then." "I think I better have it now." "[ Bottle Clinking Glass ]" "[ Billie Holiday ] *Bible says *" "*And it still is news *" "*Mama may have *" "*Papa may have *" "*But God bless the child *" "* That's got his own *" "* That's got his own *" "* Yes, the strong gets more *" "* While the weak ones fade *" "*Empty pockets don't *" "*Ever make the grade *" "*Mama may have *" "*Papa may have *" "*But God bless the child *" "* That's got his own *" "* That's got his own *" "*Money *" "* You've got lots of friends *" "* They're pounding on your--**" "[ Goeth ] I don't understand." "I mean,you want these people ?" ""These people"?" "My people, I want my people." "Who are you, Moses ?" "Come on, what is this ?" "Where's the money in this ?" "Where's the scam ?" "It's good business." "It's good business in your opinion." "You've got to move them, the equipment, everything to Czechoslovakia." "Pay for all that and build another camp." "Doesn't make any sense." "Look, Amon-- It's good for me." "You're not telling me something." "I know them." "I'm familiar with them." "I don't have to train them." "You're not telling me something." "It's good for you." "I'll compensate you." "That's right." "It's good for the Army." "You know what I'm going to make ?" "What ?" "Artillery shells." "Everyone is !" "Tank shells, they need that." "Tanks shells, ja." "Everybody's happy." "Except me." "You're probably scamming me somehow." "If I'm making 1 00, you've got to be making 300." "If you admit to 300, then it's 400 actually." "But how ?" "I just told you." "You did, but you didn't." "Ah, ja, all right, don't tell me." "I'll go along with it." "It's just irritating I can't work it out." "Look, all you have to do is tell me what it's worth to you." "What's a person worth to you ?" "No, no, no, no." "What's one worth to you ?" "Poldek Pfefferberg." "Mila Pfefferberg." "And, uh" "Uh, Stagel, Stagel" "Paul." "Paul Stagel." "[ Stern ] Doctor." "The investors." "I want all of them." "Yes, sir." "Uh, Fischer." "Ismail Fischer." "Fischer, Ismail." "Josef Scharf." "One moment, sir." "I'm sorry, sir." "Come on, Stern." "Scharf,Scharf." "The children." "All the children." "[ Stern ] Herbert Stier." "[ Schindler ] Thank you." "How many ?" "Four hundred, 450." "More, more." "[ Typewriter Keys Clicking ]" "[ Keys Continue Clicking ]" "Good morning." "[ Typing Continues ]" "Think of Feigenbaum,Jakob." "Wolf." "Wolf Wein." "Feigenbaum:" "Lutek,Jakob, Nacha." "Yes ?" "Nacha." "Nacha, that's right." "[ Schindler ] And Wolf." "How many ?" "Six hundred." "More." "[ Schindler ] You can do the same thing I'm doing." "You might even make money at it." "[ Madritsch ] I don't know." "Come on,Julius, I know about the extra food and clothes you give them." "Paid for out of your own pocket." "If we make a combined approach, we could get more than 4,000 out, mine and yours." "Oskar" "We could relocate them in something like safety, in Moravia." "I don't know." "How many cigarettes have you smoked tonight ?" "Too many." "For every one-- [ Coughing ] you smoke, I smoke half." "I've done all I can." "I will not accept that." "No, Oskar, I can't do anymore." "I will not accept that." "No." "How many ?" "How many ?" "Eight hundred and fifty, give or take." "Give or take what, Stern ?" "Count them." "How many ?" "That's it." "You can finish that page." "What... did..." "Goeth..." "say about this ?" "You just told him how many people you needed and" "You're not buying them." "You're buying them ?" "You're paying him for each of these names ?" "If you were still working for me, I'd expect you to talk me out of it." "It's costing me a fortune." "[ Sighing ] Finish the page and leave one space at the bottom." "Look." "The list is an absolute good." "The list... is life." "All around its margins lies the gulf." "Oskar, there's a clerical error here at the bottom of the last page." "No, there's one more name I want to put there." "I'll never find a maid as well trained as her at Brinnlitz." "They are all country girls." "No." "No." "One hand of 21 ." "No." "If you win, I pay you 7,400 Reichsmark." "No." "Hit a natural, I make it 1 4,800." "No." "If I win, the girl goes on my list." "I can't wager Helen in a card game." "Why not ?" "Wouldn't be right." "She's just going to Auschwitz on Number Two anyway." "What difference does it make ?" "She's not going to Auschwitz." "I'd never do that to her." "No, I want her to come back to Vienna with me." "I want her to come to work for me there." "I want to grow old with her." "Are you mad ?" "Amon, you can't take her to Vienna with you." "No, of course I can't." "That's what I'd like to do." "What I can do, if I'm any sort of a man, is the next most merciful thing." "I should take her into the woods and shoot her painlessly in the back of the head." "What was it you said for a natural 21 ?" "Was it 1 4,800 ?" "[ Man ] Schindlerjuden to these tables.!" "Say your names clearly." "We are the family Dresner." "Juda,Jonas," "Donata and Chaja." "We are Rosners." "Henry, Manci-- And Leo." "And our son." "I am Olek." "Maria Mischel." "Chaim Nowak." "Wulkan, Markus." "Michael Lemper." "Itzhak Stern." "Rebeka and Josef Bau." "Rosalia Nussbaum." "Wilhelm Nussbaum." "Jakob Levartov." "Farber, Rosa." "Farber, Arje." "...Sara." "Friehof, Fischel." "Mietek Pemper." "Poldek and Mila Pfefferberg." "Horowitz, Dolek." "Adam Levy." "Marcel Goldberg." "Klipstein, Isak David." "Altmann, Eduard." "Grunberg, Miriam." "Luftig, Eliasz." "Hilmann, Eduard." "Erna Rothberg." "Zuckermann,Jetti." "Helen Hirsch." "[ Pencil Scraping Paper ]" "The worst is over." "Men to this transport and women to this transport." "Be careful." "Men to this transport and women to this transport." "Watch your step." "Men to this transport and women to this transport." "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Coughing ]" "[ Stern ] Wonderful, Olek, wonderful." "You know how we make ice into water ?" "[ Blowing ] Olek, get another one !" "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Train Approaching ]" "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Coughing ]" "[ Train Brakes Screeching ]" "[ Man ] Alle in eine Einzelreihe aufstellen !" "You'll be pleased with the level of efficiency I get from these workers." "Budzyn, under my command, was the envy of every other commandant in the labor camp system." "The prisoners, however-- Excuse me." "They would have rather been somewhere else." "[ Coughing ]" "[ Schindler ] The train with the women has already left Plaszow... and will be arriving here very shortly." "I know you've had a long journey." "But it's only a short walk further to the factory... where hot soup and bread is waiting for you." "Welcome to Brinnlitz !" "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Mrs. Dresner ] Beans in tsunt ?" "[ Mila ] Beans are the best." "[ Danka ] I don't like beans." "Beans and meat and potatoes and bread." "That's not the way you make tsunt." "Eggs in tsunt ?" "Yes !" "[ Danka ] I don't like tsunt." "[ Mrs. Dresner ] No,you don't." "What do you like ?" "I like caviar." "[ Rebeka ] One day on the fire." "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Coughing ]" "[ Train Approaching ]" "[ Dogs Barking, Snarling ]" "Alle vorm Wagen in Position bleiben." "Alle in der Gruppe zusammenbleiben." "Wegbleiben vom Wagen.!" "Wegbleiben vom Wagen.!" "Wegbleiben vom Wagen, hab ich gesagt.!" "Bagaze zostawic !" "Schneller.!" "Dalli, dalli, dalli.!" "Was ist da hinten los.!" "[ Dog Barking ]" "Schnell.!" "[ Soldier ] Los, 'raus mit euch." "Zack, zack, zack !" "'Raus !" "Dreissig, fuenfunddreissig, vierzig, fuenfundvierzig." "Aussteigen.!" "[ Soldier ] 'Rausgehen !" "'Rausgehen !" "Schneller !" "'Rausgehen !" "[ Soldier ] Alle 'raus !" "Where are the listmakers ?" "Where are the tables ?" "[ Indistinct Noise ]" "[ Soldier ] Move the line.!" "'Raus mit euch !" "Hopp, hopp.!" "...bagaze w wagonach.!" " Dalli.!" "'Rausgehen.!" "Schneller.!" "Zostawcie bagaze w wagonach.!" "Schneller.!" "Los, ein bisschen schneller !" "Mama, where are we ?" "[ Stern ] Seventeen, 1 8, 20-- They're in Auschwitz." "The train was never routed here." "Apaperwork mistake." "[ Polish Woman ] Szybciej !" "Szybko !" "[ German Woman ] Die Schuhe werfen !" "[ Scissors Clipping ]" "Schneller !" "Schneller !" "Ubrania skladac.!" "Pod prysznic !" "Zieht euch aus !" "Bewegung !" "Bewegt euch !" "Stellt euch auf und zieht euch aus !" "Rozbierac sie tam szybciej.!" "Schneller !" "[ Woman ] Szybko sie rozbierac." "Dostaniecie mydlo i recznik i pojdziecie pod prysznic do dezynfeckji.!" "Szybko sie rozbierac.!" "Schneller !" "Zabierajcie to mydlo i szybko !" "Zieht euch schneller aus !" "Bewegung !" "Szybko !" "Szybko !" "Sofort hinein !" "Schneller !" "Pojdziecie pod prysznic !" "Szybko !" "Schneller !" "Hineim zum Bad !" "Schneller !" "Schneller !" "Schneller !" "Szybko !" "Szybko !" "Tu wchodzic !" "[ Screaming, Shrieking ]" "[ Sobbing ]" "[ Sobbing ]" "[ Screaming ]" "[ Laughing ]" "Blick hinunter.!" "Die Hand auf die Schulter.!" "[ Man ] How old are you, Mother?" "Sixty-eight." "Cough for me, Mother." "They say to fall against the fence is a kindness." "Don't kill yourself against the fence, Clara." "If you do, you'll never know what happened to you." "How old are you, Mother ?" "Sixty-six, sir." "Sir ?" "Good morning." "A mistake has been made." "We are not supposed to be here." "We work for Oskar Schindler." "We are SchindlerJews." "Who is Oskar Schindler ?" "He had a factory in Krakow." "Enamelware." "A potmaker." "How old are you, Mother ?" "You are not the only industrialist who needs labor," "Herr Schindler." "I remember earlier this year, I.G. Farben ordered... a trainload of Hungarians for his chemical factory." "The train came in through the archway, and the officer in charge of the selection went immediately to work... and sent 2,000 of them... straightaway to Special Treatment." "It is not my task to interfere with the processes that take place down here." "Why do you think I can help you if I can't help I.G. Farben ?" "Allow me to express the reason." "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "I'm not making any judgment about you." "It's just that I know that in the coming months... we're all going to need portable wealth." "I could have you arrested." "I'm protected by powerful friends." "You should know that." "I do not say I am accepting them." "All I say is, I'm not comfortable with them on the table." "I have a shipment coming in tomorrow." "I'll cut you 300 units from it." "New ones." "These are fresh." "The train comes, we turn it around." "Mmm, yes, yes." "It's yours." "I understand." "I want these." "You shouldn't get stuck on names." "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Water Fizzing ]" "That's right." "It creates a lot of paperwork." "Zoldinger, Ernestina.!" "Waldergrun, Hilda.!" "Waldergrun, Leonora.!" "Laast, Anna !" "Pfefferberg, Mila !" "Dresner, Chaja !" "Dresner, Danka !" "Nussbaum, Sidonia !" "Rosner, Manci !" "Hirsch, Helen.!" "Grosz, Chaja Sara.!" "Seelenfreund, Estella.!" "[ Dogs Barking ]" "[ Shouting ]" "[ Barking ]" "[ Shouting ]" "[ Woman Soldier] Schneller laufen.!" "Schneller laufen.!" "Schneller.!" "Schneller.!" "Schneller.!" "Mach schon.!" "Voran.!" "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "Los, los, los.!" "Schneller.!" "[ Soldiers ]" " Schneller !" " Bewegt euch !" "Bojcie sie !" "Bojcie sie !" "No !" "No !" "No !" "[ Woman Soldier ] Maedchen, los jetzt aber !" "Jetzt aber Tempo !" "[ Screaming, Shrieking ]" "No !" "No !" "No !" "Danka !" "Danka !" "Danka !" "No !" "No !" "No !" "[ Screaming ]" "Hey.!" "Hey.!" "Hey.!" "What are you doing?" "These are mine !" "These are my workers !" "They should be on my train !" "They're skilled munitions workers !" "They're essential !" "Essential girls !" "[ Sobbing, Gasping ]" "Their fingers polish the insides of shell metal casings." "How else am I to polish the inside of a .45 millimeter shell casing ?" "You tell me." "You tell me !" "Back on the train !" "Back on the train !" "[ Train Whistle Blowing ]" "[ Dogs Barking ]" "[ Coughing ]" "Under Department "W" provisions, it is unlawful to kill a worker without just cause." "Under the Businesses Compensation Fund," "I am entitled to file damage claims for such deaths." "If you shoot without thinking, you go to prison, I get paid." "That's how it works." "So, there will be no summary executions here." "There will be no interference of any kind with production." "In hopes of ensuring that, guards will no longer be allowed on the factory floor... without my authorization." "For your cooperation, you have my gratitude." "Come on, come." "[ Soldier ] Mensch, seitJahren hab' ich so etwas nicht mehr gesehen." "[ Schindler ] Come on, boys, come." "Guck dir mal die Buddeln an !" "[ Priest ] Et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus..." "[ Congregation ] ...quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra... sicut et nos dimittimus... debitoribus nostris" "No doorman or maitre d' will ever mistake you again." "I promise." "...sed libera nos a malo." "[ Schindler ] Itzhak." "This is Itzhak Stern, my accountant." "Itzhak-- You must be Mrs. Schindler." "It's a pleasure." "Emilie has volunteered to work in the clinic." "Very generous of you." "I know." "We need to talk when you have a moment." "This is my wife, Stern." "I don't keep any secrets from my spouse." "Oskar, please, attend to business." "It's much more attractive." "Madam." "Hello." "What is it ?" "We received an angry complaint from the Armaments Board." "The artillery shells, tank shells, rocket casings" "Apparently all of them have failed quality control tests." "That's to be expected." "Start-up problems." "This isn't pots and pans." "This is a precise business." "I'll write them a letter." "They're withholding payment." "Sure, so would I, so would you." "I wouldn't worry." "We'll get it right one of these days." "There's a rumor you've been going around miscalibrating the machines." "They could shut us down, send us back to Auschwitz." "I'll call around, find out where we can buy shells." "Pass them off as ours." "I don't see the difference whether they're made here" "You don't see a difference ?" "I see a difference." "You lose a lot of money." "Fewer shells will be made." "Stern, if this factory ever produces... a shell that can actually be fired, I'll be very unhappy." "[ Woman ] Hello, madam." "How do you do ?" "[ Machine Whirring ]" "[ Machine Grinding ]" "How are you doing, Rabbi ?" "Rabbi !" "Good, Herr Direktor." "Sun's going down." "Yes, it is." "What day is this ?" "Friday ?" "It is Friday, isn't it ?" "Is it ?" "What's the matter with you ?" "You should be preparing for the Sabbath." "Shouldn't you ?" "I've got some wine." "In my office." "Come." "[ Rabbi Levartov ] Savree maranun verbanun verabuty..." "Baruch ata adoshem, Elokynou melach hoyleam... boyrah paree hagofan." "[ Workers ] Amen." "[ Rabbi Continues ] Baruch ata adoshem elokynou melach hoyleam." "Asher kideshanou bamezvoytaiv veratzah banou... ve shabath kodshoy beahava ve razoun hencheelanou... zicarone lemahsa barashit... yhom techelah lemikrahy kodesh zecher letzeat Mitzraim." "Kee banou bachartah veotanou kedashtah mekol ahameem." "Ve Shabath kodshou beahava ve razoun hencheltanou..." "Barooch ata adoshem mekadesh hashabat." "Geet Shabath." "[ Workers Respond ] Geet Shabath." "[ Schindler ] What ?" "Do you have any money, uh, hidden away someplace... that I don't know about ?" "No." "Why ?" "Am I broke ?" "Uh" "Well" "[ Winston Churchill On Radio ] Yesterday morning, at 2:4 1 a.m., at General Eisenhower's headquarters," "General Jodl... signed the "Act of Unconditional Surrender"... of all German land, sea and air forces in Europe... to the Allied Expeditionary Force, and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command." "The German war is, therefore, at an end." "[ Footsteps Approaching ]" "[ Knocking ] But let us not forget for a moment" "I think it's time the guards came into the factory." "Japan, with all her treachery and greed" "[ Schindler ] The unconditional surrender of Germany has just been announced." "At midnight tonight, the war is over." "Tomorrow you'll begin the process... of looking for survivors of your families." "In most cases, you won't find them." "After six long years of murder, victims are being mourned throughout the world." "We've survived." "Many of you have come up to me and thanked me." "Thank yourselves." "Thank your fearless Stern... and others among you who worried about you... and faced death at every moment." "[ Sighing ]" "I'm a member of the Nazi party." "I'm a munitions manufacturer." "I'm a profiteer of slave labor." "I am a criminal." "At midnight you'll be free, and I'll be hunted." "I shall remain with you until five minutes after midnight." "After which time, and I hope you'll forgive me," "I have to flee." "I know you have received orders from our Commandant, which he has received from his superiors, to dispose of the population of this camp." "Now would be the time to do it." "Here they are, they're all here." "This is your opportunity." "[ Murmuring ]" "Or you could leave, and return to your families as men... instead of murderers." "[ Sighs ]" "In memory of the countless victims among your people," "I ask us to observe three minutes of silence." "[ Rabbi Levartov ] Yetkadal veytkadosh shamy raboo." "Vealmah Devyrsah veyamlich malchootay." "Vysmach Palkoney bekoor meshchay." "Vchyachoon ovyomachoon ovachaye bechol bayeth ysrael." "Bahgoola ovzman Kariv veemree." "Amen." "[ Workers ] Amen." "Yahee Shmay Rabah Mevoorach leolame oleomlay olmaya." "Yetbarach veyeshtabach veytpaehar veytromam." "Veytnasah veytader veytalah veythalel." "Schmy dekodsha breech hoe." "Yehee shalama Rabah Mean shamaya... vechayeem toveem alayno veal kol israel." "Vemree." "Amen." "[ Workers ] Amen." "Thank you, Mr.Jereth. Thank you, Mr.Jereth." "Thank you, Mr.Jereth. Thank you, Mr.Jereth." "[ Stern ] Open wide." "Thank you, Mr.Jereth." "Thank you, Mr.Jereth." "As soon as peace occurs, I want... um, I want that cloth distributed to the workers." "Two and a half meters each." "Also, each person is to get a bottle of vodka." "They won't drink it." "They know its value." "Likewise for those Egipshi cigarettes we organized." "[ Stern ] It'll be done." "Everything you ask." "We've written a letter, trying to explain things... in case you are captured." "Every worker has signed it." "Thank you." "It is Hebrew, from the Talmud." "It says, "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire."" "[ Ring Clattering ]" "I could have got more out." "I could have got more." "I don't know." "If I just" "I could have got more." "Oskar, there are 1 ,1 00 people who are alive because of you." "Look at them." "If I'd made more money." "[ Laughs ]" "I threw away so much money." "[ Sobbing ] You have no idea." "If I had just" "There will be generations because of what you did." "I didn't do enough." "You did so much." "This car." "Goeth would've bought this car." "Why did I keep the car ?" "Ten people right there." "Ten people." "Ten more people." "This pin." "Two people." "This is gold." "Two more people." "He would have given me two for it; at least one." "He would have given me one, one more." "One more person." "A person, Stern." "For this." "[ Sobbing ] I could have gotten... one more person and I didn't." "And I-I didn't !" "[ Loud Sobbing ]" "[ Sobbing Continues ]" "[ Door Closes ]" "[ Horse Snorts ]" "You have been liberated... by the Soviet Army !" "Have you been in Poland ?" "I just came from Poland." "Are there anyJews left ?" "[ Horse Snorts ]" "Where should we go ?" "[ Russian Officer ] Don't go east, that's for sure." "They hate you there." "I wouldn't go west either, if I were you." "We could use some food." "Isn't that a town over there ?" "[ Chorus ] *Avier Hareem tzalool kayhyeen verayach oraneem *" "*Nesah berooach harbaym em kole paamoniem *" "* Ovtardemat elan vaevan *" "*Shvoyah bachlomah *" "*Haeer asher badad yosheveth ovleba chomah *" "* Yeroshlym shel zahave veshel nechoshet veshel or *" "*Alo lechol shirayech ani kinor *" "* Yeroshlym shel zahave veshel nechoshet veshel or *" "*Alo lechol shirayech ani kinor *" "Heil Hitler." "*Aycha yavesho borout hamiem kicar hshook raika *" "* Veayn poked at har habyiat baeer hatika *" "* Obamarot asher basela mayallot roochot *" "* Veayen yored el yam hamelach bederch Jericho *" "* Yeroshlym shel zahave veshel nechoshet veshel or *" "*Alo lechol shirayech ani kinor *" "* Yeroshlym shel zahave veshel nechoshet veshel or *" "*Alo lechol shirayech ani kinor **"