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The Pianist | 2002

Movie

Drama, War | 150 mins

The true story of pianist Wladyslaw 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 cafe; 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.

Director(s)

Roman Polanski, Sylvette Baudrot, Zbigniew Gruz, Weronika Migon, Caroline Veyssiere, Anna Zenowicz

Production

Canal+ Polska, Bac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, Canal+, TVP, Runteam, Alain Sarde, Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Celestia Fox

Writing(s)

Ronald Harwood, Wladyslaw Szpilman

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, Michal Zebrowski, Wanja ...