Spielberg's next film, Schindler's List, was based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, a man who risked his life to save 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust. Schindler's List earned Spielberg his first Academy Award for Best Director (it also won Best Picture). With the film a huge success at the box office, Spielberg used the profits to set up the Shoah Foundation, a non-profit organization that archives filmed testimony of Holocaust survivors. In 1997, the American Film Institute listed it among the 10 Greatest American Films ever Made (#9) which moved up to (#8) when the list was remade in 2007. COUNT 5
QSN1 Whose life was 'Schindler's List' based on? ANS1 Oskar Schindler QSN2 How many Jews did Schindler save? ANS2 1,100 QSN3 What did Spielberg first win Best Director for? ANS3 Schindler's List QSN4 What did Spielberg do with 'Schindler's List' profits? ANS4 set up the Shoah Foundation, a non-profit organization that archives filmed testimony of Holocaust survivors QSN5 Where did the American Film Institute rank 'Schindler's List' in 1997? ANS5 #9