The Pianist
9.0 Score
Budget$35M
Box office$120.1M
LanguageEN
CountriesFR · DE · PL · United Kingdom
2002 2h 30m R Drama War

The Pianist

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Crew
Director Roman Polanski Screenplay Ronald Harwood Producer Alain Sarde Producer Robert Benmussa

Top Cast

Adrien Brody Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman Thomas Kretschmann Captain Wilm Hosenfeld Frank Finlay Father Maureen Lipman Mother Emilia Fox Dorota Ed Stoppard Henryk Szpilman Julia Rayner Regina Szpilman

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