The Pianist
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
September 17, 2002
150 min
R
✓ Released 8602 days ago
Drama
War
8.4
User Score
10,021 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Roman Polanski
Runtime: 150 min
Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $120,098,945
Top Cast
Adrien Brody
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Father
Maureen Lipman
Mother
Emilia Fox
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Halina Szpilman
