Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List Archive of 12 Uncut Lobby Cards, 1993

Schindler's List

Archive

Spielberg, Steven. Schindler’s List (1993) established a widely studied cinematic account of the Holocaust through its portrayal of Oskar Schindler’s efforts to protect Jewish workers during World War II. The film situates individual agency within the broader context of Nazi persecution, focusing on forced labor, deportation, and survival under genocidal conditions. Its reception, including multiple Academy Awards and recognition by the American Film Institute as one of the most significant American films, supports its role in shaping public and scholarly engagement with Holocaust representation, testimony, and visual memory in late twentieth-century media.
Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1993. Archive of 12 original vintage photographic images presented on 2 uncut poster sheets intended for lobby card production. Black-and-white prints, with one sheet measuring approximately 23 x 33 inches containing 8 images and a second sheet measuring approximately 16.5 x 23 inches containing 4 images; individual images, if separated, would measure approximately 8.5 x 11.5 inches. The images depict staged scenes from the film, including concentration camp environments, deportation sequences involving trains, and character studies featuring Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler and Ralph Fiennes as Amon Göth. The compositions emphasize stark contrasts, crowd formations, and moments of coercion and surveillance. Each image includes printed lower margins bearing the German-language title “Schindler’s Liste” alongside the Universal logo, indicating preparation for international theatrical exhibition.
Produced during a period of increasing global attention to Holocaust testimony and commemoration, Schindler’s List contributed to renewed public discourse and encouraged broader dissemination of survivor narratives. Its use of black-and-white cinematography and documentary-influenced visual style reinforced its historical framing within World War II representation. Light handling wear with minor edge wear; overall very good condition. An intact set of uncut lobby card sheets preserving the original exhibition format for a film central to Holocaust studies and visual culture.

Item #19718

Price: $485.00