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Watch The Pianist (2002)

"Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece."

Movie20022h 30m8.4/10

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.

DirectorRoman Polanski
WriterRonald Harwood
Runtime2h 30m
LanguageEnglish, German, Polish, Russian
StudioR.P. Productions, Heritage Films
StatusReleased

Cast of The Pianist

Adrien Brody
Adrien BrodyWładysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas KretschmannCaptain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Frank FinlayFather
Maureen Lipman
Maureen LipmanMother
Emilia Fox
Emilia FoxDorota
Ed Stoppard
Ed StoppardHenryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Julia RaynerRegina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Jessica Kate MeyerHalina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
Michał ŻebrowskiJurek
Wanja Mues
Wanja MuesSS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings
Richard RidingsMr. Lipa
Nomi Sharron
Nomi SharronFeather Woman
Anthony Milner
Anthony MilnerMan Waiting to Cross
Lucy Skeaping
Lucy SkeapingStreet Musician
Roddy Skeaping
Roddy SkeapingStreet Musician

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