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Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece. - The Pianist
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Title: The Pianist

Release Date: 17 Sep 2002

Runtime: 2h 30m

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Canal+ Polska, Bac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, Canal+, TVP, Runteam

Production Companies: Canal+ Polska, Bac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, Canal+, TVP, Runteam

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.379 (9272 votes)

Cast

  • Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman: Adrien Brody
  • Captain Wilm Hosenfeld: Thomas Kretschmann
  • Father: Frank Finlay
  • Mother: Maureen Lipman
  • Dorota: Emilia Fox
  • Henryk Szpilman: Ed Stoppard
  • Regina Szpilman: Julia Rayner
  • Halina Szpilman: Jessica Kate Meyer
  • Jurek: Michał Żebrowski
  • SS Slapping Father: Wanja Mues
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