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The Pianist
The true story of pianist Wladyslaw 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.
- Description
- The true story of pianist Wladyslaw 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
- 2002-12-04
- Length
- 2h 30m
- Director
- Roman Polański
- Cast
- Emilia Fox, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Andrew Tiernan, Frank Finlay, Ed Stoppard, Maureen Lipman, Ronan Vibert, Richard Ridings, Daniel Caltagirone, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, Ruth Platt, Michał Żebrowski, Roy Smiles, Valentine Pelka