Liam Neeson's best films include Schindler's List and Kinsey

Ron Cerabona
January 23 2021 - 12:30am
Liam Neeson, left, and Ben Kingsley in Schindler's List. Picture: Supplied
Liam Neeson, left, and Ben Kingsley in Schindler's List. Picture: Supplied

Schindler's List (1993): The multi-Oscar-winning film adapted from Tom Keneally's Schindler's Ark was based on a true story. Neeson played Oskar Schindler, a German factory owner who shielded his Jewish workforce from the Nazis. Reputedly among the actors interested in playing Schindler were Kevin Costner, Warren Beatty and, somewhat incongruously, Mel Gibson. Director Steven Spielberg went with Neeson, he told The New York Times, because the actor "was the closest in my experience of what Schindler was like, charm, the way women love him, his strength". The lesser-known Neeson also would not have brought the same star baggage as the other actors.

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Ron Cerabona

Ron Cerabona

Arts reporter

As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au

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