Steven Spielberg; he's made us laugh, cry, sob, recoil in horror, he's even made us think on the odd occasion but he's been around forever and in 2013 another one of his films is celebrating a wonderful milestone which means we get to see them restored in glorious high definition!

Schindler's List isn't the happiest of films but it certainly has the clout to make you think and reflect on a time in history when regular men and women became heroes risking their lives on a daily basis in order to save what precious few lives they could from the atrocities of World War II.

Schindler's List is one of those stories and it is powerful. Coming to Blu-ray for the first time through Universal Pictures in the US on March 5th followed by a UK release on April 8th. This is one not to be missed, check out the trailer and details below!

SCHINDLER’S LIST 20^th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Available on Blu-ray^™ & dvd, Including Digital Copy, UltraViolet™ & limited edition blu-ray digibook

Experience one of the most historically significant films like never before when Academy Award^®-winning director Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List marks its 20^th Anniversary with a Blu-ray^™including Digital Copy, UltraViolet^™, more than one hour of Bonus Features and a 16 page companion booklet on 8 April 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Schindler’s List 20^th Anniversary Edition has been meticulously restored from the original film negative in pristine high definition, supervised by Steven Spielberg and includes bonus features that shed unprecedented light on the story of Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party who risked his own life to save more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.

One of the most powerful films of our generation, Schindler’s List tells an extraordinary true story of courage and faith that continues to inspire. Spielberg personally supervised the extensive high-definition restoration of the film from the 35mm film original negative so that viewers can see this powerful story as never before. In addition to the Blu-ray^™the Digital Copy and UltraViolet^™ features allow viewers to watch Schindler’s List anytime, anywhere on the platform of their choice for the ultimate, complete viewing experience.

With its initial release in 1993, Schindler’s List rapidly became one of the most honoured films of all time, garnering twelve Academy Award^® nominations and taking home seven Oscars^®, including Best Director and Best Picture for Spielberg.  The film also earned Oscars^® for composer John Williams (E.T., Star Wars), screenwriter Steven Zaillian (Gangs of New York, Mission: Impossible) and director of photography Janusz Kaminiski, as well as art directors Allan Starski and Ewa Braun, editor Michael Kahn and producers Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig. 

Liam Neeson (Taken, Gangs of New York) received a Best Actor Academy Award^® nomination for his portrayal of Oskar Schindler. Ralph Fiennes’ (The English Patient, the Harry Potter series) star-making performance as the cruel Nazi commander, Amon Goeth, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, as was Oscar^®-winner Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Hugo) in the role of Schindler’s Jewish accountant, Itzhak Stern.

The Schindler’s List 20^th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray^™includes:

• Blu-ray^™disc unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring perfect hi-def picture and hi-def sound
• Digital Copy provides consumers with a choice of formats from a variety of partners, including options to watch on iPhone^®, Android^™, computers and more
• UltraViolet^™is a revolutionary new way for consumers to collect their movies and TV shows in the cloud. UltraViolet^™ lets consumers instantly stream and download to tablets, smartphones, computers and TVs. Now available in both the United Kingdom and Ireland
• A 16 page companion booklet with ‘behind the scenes’ information telling more about the incredible stories around Spielberg’s masterpiece

Bonus Features on Both the Blu-ray^TM& DVD

• Voices from the List:  Featuring documentary with testimonies from those who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler.
• USC Shoah Foundation Story with Steven Spielberg: The director shows how filming Schindler’s List inspired him to establish the USC Shoah Foundation
• The Blu-ray^™is also available to own in a Limited Edition Digibook format. 
• The Schindler’s List DVD is also released with Digital Copy, UltraViolet^™and a 16 page companion booklet

SYNOPSIS

Adapted from the novel by Thomas Keneally, Steven Spielberg’s masterful film tells the incredible true story of the courageous Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson). Initially a member of the Nazi party, the Catholic Schindler risks his career and life, and ultimately goes bankrupt, to employ 1,100 Jews in his crockery factory during the Holocaust. Schindler’s Jewish accountant (Ben Kingsley) serves as his conscience, as Schindler conducts business with an obstinate and cruel Nazi commander (Ralph Fiennes), who viciously kills Jewish prisoners from the balcony of his villa overlooking a prison camp. Filmed entirely in black-and-white on location in Poland, Schindler’s List does not downplay the faults of its magnanimous and unlikely hero, but relates a story of the triumph of the human spirit in the face of horrific devastation and tragedy.