The Pianist
The Pianist

The Pianist

2002-09-17150mDrama, War
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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.

DirectorRoman Polanski

ProducersRoman Polanski, Alain Sarde, Robert Benmussa

ScreenplayRonald Harwood

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LanguagePolish, Russian, English, German

Production companiesBac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, Canal+, Runteam

Budget35000000

Homepagehttp://www.thepianistmovie.com/

TaglineMusic was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

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