In a Q&A following the film, Spielberg said it was the first time he had watched "Schindler's List" with an audience since it was released in 1993. "I have never felt since 'Schindler's List' the kind of pride and satisfaction and sense of real, meaningful accomplishment — I haven't felt that in any film post-'Schindler's List,'" Spielberg said. Making "Schindler's List" was a profound, emotional and fraught experience for many of those involved. "Schindler's List" was a redefining film for Spielberg, who up until then was mostly considered an "entertainer," associated with fantasy and escapism. But Spielberg initially shied away from "Schindler's List," scripted by Steven Zaillian and based on Thomas Keneally's novel "Schindler's Ark."

Source: ABC News April 27, 2018 05:26 UTC