Universal Studios Home Video Releases Schindler's List on DVD with Special Features and Educational Initiatives

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The release of Steven Spielberg's acclaimed film, Schindler's List, on DVD marks a monumental tribute to the iconic movie's legacy. As part of the celebration, Universal Studios Home Video will support the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Spielberg, with a major national marketing campaign and the release of a reality-based educational program for high-schoolers called "Giving Voice." The DVD release will also be accompanied by a Collector's Gift Set, featuring a collectible Plexiglas case, a book of powerful images, and a limited-edition serenity print.

Key Takeaways:

  • The DVD release of Schindler's List features a 77-minute documentary, "Voices From the List," produced by the Shoah Foundation, which showcases never-before-seen testimonies from actual Schindler survivors.
  • The release includes a Collector's Gift Set, featuring a collectible Plexiglas case, a book of powerful images, and a limited-edition serenity print.
  • Universal Studios Home Video will support the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation with a major national marketing campaign and the release of the reality-based educational program "Giving Voice."
  • The program will be available in March through Films for the Humanities & Sciences, and will showcase today's kids' take on issues of bias and intolerance.
  • Schindler's List, adapted from the novel by Thomas Keneally, tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party who risks his career and life to employ 1100 Jews in his crockery factory during the Holocaust.
  • The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and has received numerous other accolades, including seven British Academy Awards and Best Picture Awards from the New York Film Critics Circle among others.

Statistics:

  • The DVD will be released in March 2004.
  • The Collector's Gift Set will feature a collectible Plexiglas case, a book of powerful images, and a limited-edition serenity print.
  • The reality-based educational program "Giving Voice" will be available in March through Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
  • The program will be available at http://www.films.com/ or by contacting the Shoah Foundation at http://www.vhf.org/givingvoice.
  • Schindler's List features powerful bonus materials, including a 77-minute documentary and a behind-the-scenes look at the works and accomplishments of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.
  • The film was made on a budget of $22 million and went on to gross over $320 million worldwide.

Sources:

  • "Universal Studios Home Video to Release Schindler's List on DVD" (PRNewswire, Jan. 14)
  • "Schindler's List: The Story of Oskar Schindler and the True Story Behind the Film" (Schindler's List DVD booklet)
  • "Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation" (http://www.vhf.org/)
  • "Giving Voice" (http://www.vhf.org/givingvoice)