Branko Lustig

Branko Lustig (born June 9, 1932) is a prominent film producer. He is the only Croatian person to have won two Oscar Awards.

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June 9 - 1932 - Film producer - Croatia - Oscar Awards

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Lustig was born in Osijek to a Croatian Jewish family. During World War II, as a child he was imprisoned for two years in Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen.

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Osijek - Jew - World War II - Auschwitz - Bergen-Belsen

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He received his first Oscar in 1993 for the production of "Schindler's List", a film based on the novel of Thomas Keneally (which is, in turn, based on the true-life story of a German manufacturer who saved hundreds of Jews during WW2).

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1993 - Schindler's List - Thomas Keneally - WW2

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He received his second Oscar for the epic movie "Gladiator" about the struggle for power in Imperial Rome, in 2001.

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Gladiator - Imperial Rome - 2001

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