stackyFACTSIn a rare instance of a Hollywood executive actually having a soul, the legendary director refused his paycheck for the acclaimed Holocaust drama.
In a rare instance of a Hollywood executive actually having a soul, the legendary director refused his paycheck for the acclaimed Holocaust drama. He flat-out stated that taking money for the project would be 'blood money' given the horrific historical tragedy it depicted. Instead, he took every single cent of his massive backend profits and royalties and used them to found the Shoah Foundation, dedicating the funds to preserving the testimonies of real genocide survivors.
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