Nearly half a century after the end of the Third Reich, Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List presents its own powerful set of indelible counter-images of the Nazi era in a story of devastation, genocide, and the triumph of human faith. Recounting how Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, overcame unbelievable odds to protect and then rescue more than 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust during World War II, the film, based on a true story and adapted from Thomas Keneally’s 1982 award-winning book, won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.