The Pianist (2002)
"Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece."
Title: The Pianist
Original Title: The Pianist
Release Date: 2002-09-17
Status: Released
Rating: 8.38/10 (from 9744 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, War
Production Companies: Bac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, Canal+, Runteam
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
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
