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Real History and The Curse of Schindler The Index to the Traditional Enemies of Free Speech Alphabetical index (text) your Schindler index [images and captions added by this website] [The Curse of Schindler Strikes again] Co-Producer of ‘Schindler’s List’ Freed WARSAW, Poland — The Polish co-producer of the Oscar-winning film “Schindler’s List” left prison Tuesday [ May 31 ] after an appeals court suspended his two-year term
in a high-profile bribery scandal, citing his poor health. Lew Rywin , 59, who was also co-producer of “The Pianist,” refused to comment after his release, saying that “journalists usually twist my words.” Lawyers had appealed Rywin’s imprisonment, arguing he had a heart condition that made it dangerous for him to remain in jail. A lower court rejected the request in April and ordered him to begin his term.
But the appeals judges ordered that he be freed while a lower court considers his health. Rywin entered pris
on April 18 and later underwent heart tests. His wife and son said he did not receive needed medication while in prison. Rywin was convicted last year of being an accessory to influence peddling. A Warsaw court ruled he approached publishers of a leading newspaper in 2002 to solicit a $17.5 million bribe in exchange for lobbying for changes to a proposed media law that would have allowed the paper’s publisher to buy a nationwide broadcaster.
The court said Rywin falsely claimed to represent Leszek Miller , the prime minister at the time, and an unspecified “group holding power.” Miller, whose government was undermined by a series of corruption scandals, stepped down last year and was succeeded by Marek Belka . Rywin’s Heritage Films co-produced “Schindler’s List” by director Steven Spielberg in 1993 and Roman Polansk i’s “The Pianist,” [ both Holocaust-Schlock films ] which was honored at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002.
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