The Pianist

The Pianist (2002)

Directed by Roman Polanski

2h 30m

Drama

| War

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

Crew

Paweł Edelman

Paweł Edelman

Director of Photography

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Director

Wojciech Kilar

Wojciech Kilar

Original Music Composer

Alain Sarde

Alain Sarde

Producer

Hervé de Luze

Hervé de Luze

Editor

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Producer

Ronald Harwood

Ronald Harwood

Screenplay

Robert Benmussa

Robert Benmussa

Producer

Dean Humphreys

Dean Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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