The Pianist

09/17/2002

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2hrs 30min

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Drama

,War

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Adrien Brody
  • Thomas Kretschmann
  • Frank Finlay
  • Maureen Lipman
  • Emilia Fox

    Directors

  • Roman Polanski
  • Sylvette Baudrot
  • Zbigniew Gruz
  • Caroline Veyssière

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Bac Films
  • Heritage Films
  • Studio Babelsberg
  • R.P. Productions
  • StudioCanal
  • Canal+
  • Runteam

    Production Countries

  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • German
  • Polish
  • Russian

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