Branko Lustig

Production

Branko Lustig

Born — Died

1932-06-10 — 2019-11-14

Place of birth

Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Known for

Production

Credits

23 titles

Known for

Gladiator poster
8.2

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Gladiator

2000

Schindler's List poster
8.6

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Schindler's List

1993

The Oscars poster
7.1

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

The Oscars

1953

The Peacemaker poster
6.1

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special Forces Colonel.

The Peacemaker

1997

Wedlock poster
5.8

A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot, electronically attached to a female prisoner.

Wedlock

1991

An Oral History of: Schindler's List poster
NR

Revisiting the making of the film through the voices of those involved, including director Steven Spielberg and stars like Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley. These accounts reveal the challenges of bringing Thomas Keneally's book to the screen, from production difficulties in Poland to the studio's initial reluctance to the all-black-and-white cinematography. The oral history also explores the film's enduring legacy.

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

2018

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

2000s · 5 titles

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal poster
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Several aspects of Ridley Scott's masterpiece Hannibal (2001) are examined through interviews with the cast and crew, and behind the scenes footage. We are even taken to two premieres and get to see some of the audience's reactions while they're watching the film.

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' poster
7.5

An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scribes: Story Development, The Heat Of Battle: Production Journals, Attire Of The Realm: Costume Design, Shadow And Dust: Resurrecting Proximo, The Glory Of Rome: Visual Effects, Tools Of War: Weapons, Echoes In Eternity: Release And Impact,and final Production Credits.

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005

The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' poster
4.5

Nearly every possible element to making the film Black Hawk Down (2001) is examined here in great detail. Both behind the scenes material and interviews with the cast, crew and actual rangers inform us how this film was pulled off so perfectly.

The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'

2002

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust poster
6.6

Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The questions it raises go right the very nature of how film functions in our culture, and while hardly exhaustive, Anker’s film makes for a good, thought provoking starting point.

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

Strength and Honor: Production Pods poster
NR

Series of documentary pods chronicling every aspect of the production of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Released as an extra on the 2005 extended version BluRay.

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

2005

Series credits

Behind the camera