The Pianist (2002)
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
150 min
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.
- Release date
- May 24, 2002
- Country of origin
- United States, Poland, France, United Kingdom, Germany
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Box office
- $120,098,945
Trailer
Cast
- Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman
- Thomas Kretschmann as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
- Frank Finlay as Father
- Emilia Fox as Dorota
- Michal Zebrowski as Jurek
- Ed Stoppard as Henryk
- Maureen Lipman as Mother
- Jessica Kate Meyer as Halina
- Julia Rayner as Regina
- Wanja Mues as SS Slapping Father
Crew
- Roman Polanski · Director
- Ronald Harwood · Writer
- Wladyslaw Szpilman · Writer
- Robert Benmussa · Producer
- Roman Polanski · Producer
- Alain Sarde · Producer
- Wojciech Kilar · Composer
- Pawel Edelman · Cinematographer
- Hervé de Luze · Editor
- Celestia Fox · Casting director
- Allan Starski · Production designer