Film

The Pianist

2002 · 2h 30m · Drama · War

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

IMDb

8.5

Rotten Tomatoes

95%

Metacritic

85

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.

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

Michał Żebrowski

Jurek

Wanja Mues

SS Slapping Father

Richard Ridings

Mr. Lipa

Nomi Sharron

Feather Woman

Anthony Milner

Man Waiting to Cross

Lucy Skeaping

Street Musician

Roddy Skeaping

Street Musician

Ben Harlan

Street Musician

• Roman PolanskiDirector · Producer
• Ronald HarwoodScreenplay
• Alain SardeProducer
• Robert BenmussaProducer
• Lew RywinExecutive Producer
• Henning MolfenterExecutive Producer
• Timothy BurrillExecutive Producer
• Paweł EdelmanDirector of Photography
• Wojciech KilarOriginal Music Composer
• Hervé de LuzeEditor

4K Restoration Trailer

Release date

September 17, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

R

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$120,098,945

Genres

Drama, War

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