SCHINDLER’S LIST UP FOR AUCTION
The real Schindler’s List is to go under the hammer in New York.
The list of Jewish workers German industrialist Oskar Schindler kept to protect his workforce and their families during the Holocaust inspired S teven Spielberg’s moving 1993 film.
A New York memorabilia dealer claims he has the last privately-owned co py of the manuscript Schindler’s deception and heroism helped save more than 1,000 Jews duri ng World War Two.
The dealer, Gary Zimet, claims the family of Schindler’s accountant, pl ayed by Sir Ben Kingsley in the film, owned the list for close to six dec ades before selling it privately to its current owner, who is seeking $2.
2 million (GBP1.4 million) for the item.
Auction details are yet to be announced.
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)