The Pianist

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.

Director: Roman Polanski

Genre: Drama, War

Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, Michał Żebrowski, Wanja Mues

  • Release date: 2002-09-17
  • Runtime: 150
  • Country: France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
  • Budget: $35,000,000
IMDb
8.5
988,212 votes
TMDB
8.378
9,862 votes
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95%
MC
85
FA
8.2