The Pianist
movie
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
Released September 17, 2002
Overview
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.
Cast
Adrien Brody
as
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
as
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
as
Father
Maureen Lipman
as
Mother
Emilia Fox
as
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
as
Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
as
Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
as
Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
as
Jurek
Wanja Mues
as
SS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings
as
Mr. Lipa
Nomi Sharron
as
Feather Woman
Crew
Roman Polanski
as
Director
Ronald Harwood
as
Screenplay
Roman Polanski
as
Producer
Alain Sarde
as
Producer
Hervé de Luze
as
Editor
Wojciech Kilar
as
Original Music Composer
Paweł Edelman
as
Director of Photography
Robert Benmussa
as
Producer
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Dean Humphreys
as
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Celestia Fox
as
Casting
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Heta Mantscheff
as
Casting
Allan Starski
as
Production Design