The Pianist
"Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece."
DramaWar
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.
🎬 DirectorRoman Polanski
📅 Release2002-09-17
🌍 CountryFrance, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
🗣 LanguageRussian, German, Polish, English
🏢 StudioR.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg
🗳 Votes9,932
🔥 Popularity9
💰 Budget$35,000,000
💵 Revenue$120,098,945
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🎭 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
Jessica Kate Meyer
Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
Jurek
Wanja Mues
SS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings
Mr. Lipa
Nomi Sharron
Feather Woman
Anthony Milner
Man Waiting to Cross
Lucy Skeaping
Street Musician
Roddy Skeaping
Street Musician
🎥 Crew
Director of PhotographyPaweł Edelman
DirectorRoman Polanski
Original Music ComposerWojciech Kilar
ProducerAlain Sarde
EditorHervé de Luze
ProducerRoman Polanski
ScreenplayRonald Harwood
ProducerRobert Benmussa
Sound Re-Recording MixerDean Humphreys
Art DirectionNenad Pečur
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
concertnaziresistancewarsaw ghettopolish resistancehomelandholocaust (shoah)hungerworld war iiprisoner of warghettodeportation
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