The Pianist
3Wins7NomsDirected by Roman Polanski
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Released
- 17 September 2002
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Writers
- Ronald Harwood
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Box office
- $120,098,945
- Countries
- France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, German, Polish, Russian
- Production
- R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam, StudioCanal
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Cast
Adrien Brody Won 
Thomas Kretschmann
Frank Finlay
Maureen Lipman
Emilia Fox
Ed Stoppard
Julia Rayner
Jessica Kate Meyer
Michał Żebrowski
Wanja Mues