The Pianist
“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”
Director
Roman Polanski
Screenplay / Story
Ronald Harwood
Music Composer
Wojciech Kilar
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
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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Production Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide Box Office
$120,098,945
Original Language
EN
Production Country
France
Content Rating
PG-13
Release Status
Released
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Top 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
