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- Branko Lustig was born on June 10, 1932 in Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was a production manager and producer, known for Gladiator (2000), Schindler's List (1993) and The Saint (1997). He was married to Mirjana. He died on November 14, 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- SpouseMirjana(1970 - November 14, 2019) (his death, 1 child)
- Lustig, a Croatian Jewish survivor of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps, made a cameo appearance in Schindler's List (1993) as the maitre'de of an exclusive SS popular nightclub.
- At the age of 78, Lustig returned to Auschwitz - where he was once a prisoner - to celebrate his bar mitzvah. Because of his imprisonment in the extermination camp, he missed his rite of passage as a 13-year-old boy.
- Is a very good friend with Steven Spielberg.
- As a former prisoner at Auschwitz concentration camp, Branko's number was 83317, a fact he announced during his acceptance speech at the 66th Academy Awards when he received a Best Picture Oscar as co-producer for Schindler's List (1993) (March 21, 1994 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion).
- Branko Lustig is the honorary president of the Jewish Film Festival in Zagreb.
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