Movie Makers and the Historical Record: When Accuracy and Drama Intersect

To the Editor:

As a Holocaust scholar and educator, I was interested to read that, in Warren Goldstein's view, Steven Spielberg plays "fast and loose with the historical record in Schindler's List and Amistad" ("Bad History Is Bad for Culture," Point of View, April 10). While Goldstein's analysis of Amistad is substantial and persuasive, I believe his dismissal of Schindler's List is