History Heartwarming / SchindlersList

* There is a twisted example from Goeth. Having grown fond of his Jewish maid, Goeth is unwilling to send her to Auschwitz and secretly confides in Schindler that he would like to take her back to his home. When Schindler points out that such a plan would be impossible, Goeth admits he knows, which is why he'll just take her out into the woods and shoot her instead to [[MercyKill spare her from the horrors of Auschwitz]].

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* Creator/StevenSpielberg's refusal to accept a salary for this movie, stating that it would be "blood money", definitely qualifies.
* Producer Branko Lustig's acceptance speech for this movie's Best Picture Oscar Award began with these words:
-->"[[http://youtu.be/1HKTYYX50hQ?t=3m13s My number was 83317. I am a Holocaust survivor. It's a long way from Auschwitz to this stage.]]"
** When he ended his speech, he got a standing ovation, which almost never happens during a Best Picture speech.
* Creator/GeneSiskel's first words on the film in his and Ebert's review: "My first thought after seeing this film was that when I next saw its director, Steven Spielberg, I wanted to say something to him first as a human being and as a Jew: bless you."
* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19564_6-based-true-story-movies-with-unpleasant-epilogues.html This]] article on {{Website/Cracked}} sums up why Schindler's actions were so amazing.
-->''Don't take any of this to mean we're diminishing what he did during the war -- the sad epilogue in Schindler's life actually makes his heroism during the Holocaust all the more remarkable. This was not a particularly competent or driven or talented man -- he had no other successes to his name. But'' goddamn ''did the guy step up when the human race needed him to.''
* Creator/RobinWilliams used to call up Steven Spielberg and perform comedy routines to cheer him up after the long and difficult days.
* Creator/MartinScorsese dropped out of the project because he believed it was important that such a film be done by a Jewish director.
* Ironically enough, Creator/LiamNeeson and Creator/RalphFiennes became close friends during filming, and have remained friends long after; when Neeson's wife died, Fiennes provided emotional support.
* Initially, Music/JohnWilliams turned down the offer to compose the score, telling Spielberg "this needs a better composer than me". Spielberg's response? "I know, but they're all dead!"

*** The movie was made in 1993. In 2012 the number is closer to eighty-five hundred.

* Tear-jerking as the one-armed man's death may be, he dies believing he's been useful to someone. He'd been part of Schindler's workforce in Krakow, and Schindler quietly insists afterward that the SS pay compensation for his death.