Poster of The Pianist

The Pianist (2002)

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

2002-09-17 · Drama, War · 150 min

★ 8.4 (10617 votes)

Directed by Roman Polanski

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.

Cast

  • Adrien Brody Adrien Brody Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
  • Thomas Kretschmann Thomas Kretschmann Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
  • Frank Finlay Frank Finlay Father
  • Maureen Lipman Maureen Lipman Mother
  • Emilia Fox Emilia Fox Dorota
  • Ed Stoppard Ed Stoppard Henryk Szpilman
  • Julia Rayner Julia Rayner Regina Szpilman
  • Jessica Kate Meyer Jessica Kate Meyer Halina Szpilman
  • Michał Żebrowski Michał Żebrowski Jurek
  • Wanja Mues Wanja Mues SS Slapping Father
  • Richard Ridings Richard Ridings Mr. Lipa
  • Nomi Sharron Nomi Sharron Feather Woman
  • Anthony Milner Anthony Milner Man Waiting to Cross
  • Lucy Skeaping Lucy Skeaping Street Musician
  • Roddy Skeaping Roddy Skeaping Street Musician
  • Ben Harlan Street Musician
  • Thomas Lawinky Thomas Lawinky Schutzpolizei
  • Joachim Paul Assböck Joachim Paul Assböck Schutzpolizei
  • Roy Smiles Roy Smiles Itzak Heller
  • Paul Bradley Paul Bradley Yehuda

Crew

Director
Roman Polanski
Director of Photography
Paweł Edelman
Editor
Hervé de Luze
Original Music Composer
Wojciech Kilar
Producer
Roman Polanski
Producer
Robert Benmussa
Producer
Alain Sarde
Screenplay
Ronald Harwood

Details

Budget
$35,000,000
Revenue
$120,098,945
IMDb
tt0253474
TMDB
423

Keywords

  • angry
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • based on true story
  • biography
  • complex
  • concert
  • deportation
  • ghetto
  • holocaust (shoah)
  • homeland
  • hunger
  • jew persecution
  • liberation
  • nazi
  • pianist
  • poland
  • polish resistance
  • prisoner of war
  • resistance
  • survival
  • tearjerker
  • tragedy
  • warsaw ghetto
  • world war ii

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