Schindler's List Page #3

They're all so qualified.

You have to choose.

Prosze sie ladnie

usmiechac. Big smile. Big smile.

Uwaga.

If you would,

look after my guest.

Boxed teas

are good. Coffee, pt,

kielbasa sausage,

cheeses, Beluga caviar.

Yes.

And, of course,

who could live

without German cigarettes?

Get me as many

as you can find.

And some more fresh fruit.

The real rarities,

oranges, lemons, pineapples.

l need several boxes

of Cuban cigars. The best.

Yes. And dark, unsweetened chocolate.

Not in the shape of

ladyfingers, the chunk chocolate.

Big as my hand,

you sample at wine tastings.

Yes.

We're going to need lots of

cognac. The best, Hennessy.

Dom Prignon champagne.

Get L'Espadon sardines,

and, oh, try to find

nylon stockings.

It is my distinct

pleasure to announce

the fully operational status

of Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik.

Patrz jakies szmaty!

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enamelware crockery,

expressly designed

and crafted for military use.

Utilizing only

the most modern equipment,

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highly skilled and

experienced

artisans and journeymen

deliver a product of

unparalleled quality,

enabling me to proffer, with

absolute confidence and pride,

a full line of

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unsurpassable in all respects

by my competitors.

See attached list

and available colors.

Anticipating the enclosed bids

will meet with your approval

and looking forward to a long and

mutually prosperous association,

l extend to you in advance

my sincerest gratitude

and very best regards.

Oskar Schindler.

Yeah, I need 700 gross

from here for next Thursday.

Nine hundred,

no, make it 10 for Wednesday.

All this stuff here

goes to Madritsch's

factory on

Tuesday of next week.

My father was fond of

saying, "You need three things in life,

"a good doctor, a forgiving

priest, and a clever accountant."

The first two,

I've never had much use for.

But the third...

Just pretend,

for Christ's sake.

Is that all?

I'm trying to thank you.

I'm saying

I couldn't have

done this without you.

The usual thing would be

to acknowledge my gratitude.

It would also, by the way,

be the courteous thing.

You're welcome.

Get out of here.

Klonowska, who is it?

She's so embarrassed.

Look at her.

You know something?

You would like her.

Oskar, please.

What?

I don't have to like her just

because you do. You would, though.

It doesn't work that way.

You've done well here.

You look wonderful.

Be careful of the step, miss.

Mrs. Schindler, Marek.

It's not a charade, all this?

How could it be a charade?

The clothes,

the car, the apartment.

Wait a minute.

Take a guess how many

people are on my payroll.

Oskar.

My father, at the height of his

success, had 50. I've got 350.

Three hundred

and fifty workers

on the factory floor,

with one purpose.

To make pots and pans?

To make money. For me.

Does anyone ask about me?

Back home? Everybody.

All the time.

Hmm.

They won't soon forget the name

Schindler here, I can tell you that.

"Oskar Schindler,"

they'll say.

"Everybody remembers him.

"He did something

extraordinary.

"He did something

no one else did.

"He came here

with nothing,

"a suitcase,

"and buiIt a bankrupt company

into a major manufactory.

"And left with

a steamer trunk.

"Two steamer

trunks full of money.

"All the riches

of the world."

Hmm.

It's comforting to see

that nothing's changed.

You're wrong, Emilie.

There's no way I could

have known this before,

but there was

always something missing.

In every business I tried, I can

see now, it wasn't me that failed.

Something was missing.

Even if I'd known what it was, there's

nothing I could have done about it,

because you can't

create this thing.

And it makes all the difference in

the world between success and failure.

Luck?

War.

Should I stay?

It's a beautiful city.

I asked you if I should stay.

It's up to you.

Promise me, Oskar, no doorman

or matre d' will ever presume

I'm anyone other than Mrs.

Schindler, and I'll stay.

Goodbye, darling.

I could try to read this, or I could

eat my lunch while it's still hot.

We're doing well?

Yes.

Better this month than last?

Yes.

Any reason to think

next month will be worse?

The war could end.

What?

There is a machinist outside

who'd like to thank you

personally for giving him a job.

Every day he comes. He's very

grateful. It'll just take a minute.

Mr. Lowenstein?

I want to thank you, sir, for

giving me the opportunity to work.

You're welcome. I'm sure

you're doing a great job.

The SS beat me up.

They would have killed me,

but I am essential to the

war effort, thanks to you.

That's great.

I work hard for you.

I'm sure you do.

I'll continue to

work hard for you.

That's great. Thanks.

God bless you, sir.

All right.

You are a good man.

He saved my life.

Yes, he did.

God bless him.

Yeah. Come on.

God bless you.

I'm sorry, Herr Direktor,

but you're running very late.

This is for

the Obersturmbannfhrer, sir.

And this is for his niece,

Greta. It's her birthday.

Greta as in Garbo.

By the way, don't

ever do that to me again.

Go, go, drive!

Don't bow.

Did you happen to notice that

that man had one arm?

Did he?

What's his use?

Very useful.

How?

Very useful! Success!

Achrar kach loe nedah...

Besen und Schaufeln

werden ausgeladen

jeder nimmt sich eine und dann

wird die Strae gereinigt.

We'll be late for work.

You shouldn't

think of them as yours, Oskar.

You need to understand that

some of the officers here

don't give a damn

about production.

To them, it's

a matter of national priority

that Jews be

made to shovel snow.

It's got nothing to do with reality,

Oskar. You know it and I know it.

Jews shoveling snow, it's

got a ritual significance.

Come with me.

I am an essential worker.

Essential worker?

Yes.

I work for Oskar Schindler.

Essential worker

for Oskar Schindler.

A one-armed Jew?

Twice as useless!

Yes, yes.

I lost a day

of production, RoIf.

I work for Oskar Schindler.

Danka, look at the snow. Look

at the snow. Look at the snow!

I lost a worker.

I expect to be compensated.

File a grievance with the

Economic Office. It's your right.

Would it do any good?

Of course not.

A big shot from the SS Budget and

Construction Office came to lunch,

and he told us that to believe the

Jewish skilled worker had a place

in Reich economics

was a treasonable idea.

A one-armed machinist, Oskar?

He was a metal press operator.

Quite skilled.

Herr Direktor?

Sh*t. I don't believe it.

Stern, is that you?

No, it's Poldek.

It's about Stern.

Leave your

luggage on the platform.

Clearly label it. Given name

first, then your surname.

Do not bring your

baggage with you.

It will follow you later.

Leave your luggage on the

platform. Clearly label it.

Lassen

Sie lhr Gepck am Bahnsteig.

Stern?

He's on the list.

He is?

Well, let's find him.

I'm sorry.

You can't have him.

He's on the list. If he were an essential

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