I just has a conversation about movies that show the Holocaust. I'd say that there are three movies that are essential viewing:
1. Schindler's List (1993) – I don't know if this is the best movie, but it's certainly the definitive movie about the Holocaust, winning seven Academy Awards.
2. Pianist (2002) – Here's another Oscar winner (three awards) that was a stunning movie, directed by Roman Polanski, who escaped the Jewish ghetto where his parents were killed.
3. Life is Beautiful: Vita รจ Bella (1997) – This is probably the most haunting movie to me as a husband and father. You can see this Oscar-winning (4) Italian movie in the original language with subtitles (recommended) or with English voice-overs (distracting).
Other movies to consider might include Grey Zone (2002), Band of Brothers: Why We Fight (2001); and Voyage of the Damned (1976).
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In high school history class we watched a movie entitled "Escape from Sobibor (1987)" depicting the largest recorded escape from a Nazi concentration camp. The movie was a low-budget film, but I enjoyed the specific story of planning and executing the escape, as well as the cooperation between the imprisoned Jews and Russian soldiers. Here's an Amazon link to the movie, complete with reviews.
http://www.amazon.ca/Escape-Sobibor-Jack-Gold/dp/B00000INU3
Landon
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