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The Hiding Place is a story of a Christian family that risks life and liberty to help Jews who are becoming increasingly oppressed.

This is movie-making as an art form. The directing, camera work, and script are superb. But in the end the enduring quality of this movie is brought out by the performances. Julie Harris is a legend and puts on a clinic in this picture. Newcomer Ms. Clift never did anything before or since but she did this film with great heart and dignity. Eileen Heckert and Arthur O'Connell are superb. In short, the performances are outstanding. It is film making at its best. This is a moving and important film. Don't miss it.

The story of Oskar Schinlder, a German by birth who wants to make money in WW II by getting Jewish investors and workers to produce pots and pans in a factory.

The performances are outstanding. Liam Neeson is Oskar and he is wonderful. Ralph Fiennes is the Nazi camp commander and his performance personifying evil is astounding. Ben Kingsley, one of the great actors of ANY era, is magnificent as Stern, the accountant who helps Oskar and at the same time stays under everyone's radar while helping his people during their incarceration.

I could go on and on but that basically describes it. I give it the greatest compliment I could ever give a movie: DON'T MISS IT!

Dustin Hoffman is a magnificent actor. But he stole his Oscar for Kramer vs. Kramer from Peter Sellers. The Academy disliked Hoffman but they did not like Sellers even more.

Sellers performance as Chauncey Gardiner is simply magnificent. I may also point out that the performances of Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, who won his second Oscar for this, and Richard Dysart are also superb.

The plot of the movie is a simple man named Chance is forced from the only home he has ever known when a rich benefactor who took care of him dies. We do not know the connection between Chance and the old man. We only know that Chance, a simple man who learns everything he knows from television, has lived there his whole life. He in fact has never left the house.

When he leaves with his impressive wardrobe on his back and in his suitcase going nowhere in particular he accidentally is hit by MacLaine's limousine. "Eve" is horrified by this and she insists that he come to her home and be examined by their doctor. Her husband "Ben" (Douglas) is terminally ill and a billionaire.

The rest of the movie is Chance, ignorant of all important things, is deemed as a national wise-man and even presidential timber. He can not read, write or even reason but he is catapulted to a position of international acclaim and respect by coming up with simple answers to complex problems, even though he has no idea what he is talking about. The lessons of the film, that life should remain simple, are important to learn and remember. This film is a joy from start to finish.

Don't miss one of the greatest performances in screen history by Sellers, the other fine performances, direction and script. This important and entertaining film is a treasure. Don't miss it!