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The Pianist

2002 2h 30m ★ 8.4 Roman Polanski
Drama War

“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”

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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Released
Original Language
EN
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Top Cast

Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Frank Finlay
Father
Maureen Lipman
Maureen Lipman
Mother
Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
Ed Stoppard
Henryk Szpilman

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