The Pianist (2002)
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
Starring Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay
Directed by Roman Polanski
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.
Runtime: 150 min.
Rating: 8.4
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English,Russian
Countries: France,Germany,Poland,United Kingdom
Genres: Drama,War
Keywords: resistance,holocaust (shoah),hunger,world war ii,prisoner of war,homeland,ghetto,deportation,hiding place,jew persecution,liberation,warsaw ghetto,polish resistance,nazi,biography,concert,survival,based on memoir or autobiography,pianist,poland
Cast
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Father
Mother
Dorota
Henryk Szpilman
Regina Szpilman
Halina Szpilman
Jurek
SS Slapping Father
Mr. Lipa
Feather Woman
Man Waiting to Cross
Street Musician
Street Musician
Street Musician
Schutzpolizei
Schutzpolizei
Itzak Heller
Yehuda
Majorek
Benek
Customer with Coins
SS Officer
Rubenstein
Woman with Soup
Schultz
SS Shooting the Woman
Woman Shot in the Head
Wailing Woman
Woman with Child
Dr. Ehrlich
Mr. Grün
Boy with Sweets
Fellow Worker
Janina
SS Making a Speech
Janina's Husband
Marek Gębczyński
Neighbour
Dorota's Husband
Szalas
Dr. Luczak
Lednicki
Polish Workman
Polish Woman
Polish Officer
Schutzpolizei
Prisoner
Girl
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Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)
Young Gestapo (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Piano Buyer (uncredited)
Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)
SS Officer (uncredited)