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In the Film ‘Schindler’s List’ how does the Director Steven Spielberg attempt to portray the terror of the Holocaust in the scene depicting the liquidation of the ghetto, and how successful is he in this?

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GCSE 2002-2003 MEDIA Steven Spielberg is American and Jewish and had long felt the need to portray the suffering of European Jews under the Nazis during World War Two. In 1994, Steven Spielberg released the film, Schindler's List. The film was based upon the book 'Schindler's Ark' which was originally written by Thomas Keneally. Spielberg wanted the world to know just how traumatic the experience was for the European Jews and how a member of the Nazi Party was able to help save many Jewish lives. The film was set in Poland and at Auschwitz itself, where millions were brutally murdered. Furthermore it is a true story, which tells us of the extraordinary efforts, made by a German businessman and member of the Nazi Party, Oskar Schindler. Spielberg's film is about Oskar Schindler who did his utmost to help the Jews, knowing if he were to be caught, it would result...

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