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'''Amon Göth''' (December 11<sup>th</sup>, 1908 - September 13<sup>th</sup>, 1946) was a Nazi [[War crimes|war criminal]] and Captain of the SS, he oversaw the [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Concentration_Camp concentration Camp] at Płaszów and was executed by hanging for his part in the murder of tens of thousands of innocent people. | '''Amon Göth''' (December 11<sup>th</sup>, 1908 - September 13<sup>th</sup>, 1946) was a Nazi [[War crimes|war criminal]] and Captain of the SS, he oversaw the [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Concentration_Camp concentration Camp] at Płaszów and was executed by hanging for his part in the murder of tens of thousands of innocent people. | ||
Göth gained renewed infamy for his portrayal in the film ''Schindler's List'' where he acted as the main antagonist | Göth gained renewed infamy for his portrayal in the film ''Schindler's List'', where he was portrayed by Ralph Fiennes and acted as the main antagonist. His cruel and sociopathic behavior in the film earned him a high-ranking on the "List Of Top 50 Film Villains Of All Time" and ranked as the highest non-fictional villain in that list. Some argue that Amon Göth is one of the worst people in history given his heinous and genocidal crimes he committed. | ||
So terrible was Göth that when Mila Pfefferberg, a surviving Schindler Jew, was introduced to Fiennes while on the set of | So terrible was Göth that when Mila Pfefferberg, a surviving Schindler Jew, was introduced to Fiennes while on the set of ''Schindler's List'', she began to shake uncontrollably in terror, as Fiennes—while in full SS-Hauptsturmführer uniform—reminded her of the real Göth. | ||
==History== | ==History== |