In Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, the German businessman who saves Jewish workers is Oskar Schindler.
Schindler is played by Liam Neeson in Spielberg’s 1993 historical drama. He begins the story as a profit-seeking industrialist who uses Jewish forced labor in his factory during the German occupation of Poland.
As the persecution intensifies, Schindler uses bribery, persuasion, and his connections with Nazi officials to protect his workers. The list associated with the film records people designated for transfer to a factory intended to keep them alive.
Ben Kingsley plays Itzhak Stern, Schindler’s accountant and trusted associate. Ralph Fiennes plays Amon Göth, the commandant of the Płaszów concentration camp. The film was inspired by Thomas Keneally’s 1982 novel Schindler’s Ark.