MOVIES - Jan. 27, 1993

Unhappy Leaders: The director of the Auschwitz state museum expressed concern Tuesday that the Polish culture ministry has granted permission to Steven Spielberg to film at the site of the former Nazi death camp. For his film “Schindler’s List,” Spielberg wants to shoot scenes at the railway line that took prisoners to Auschwitz. But Jerzy Wroblewski, voicing complaints by Jewish leaders, said in reports published in Warsaw, “We were against it from the start. . . . Thousands of extras bring devastation and destruction. We have experience of previous films--extras drink on location and urinate in the barracks. I know the scenario. This film could be shot at any small railway station.” A senior Polish culture ministry official said the permission was given after consultation with the museum’s International Council.