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The Pianist

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

8.4/10 2002 2h 30m EN
Drama War

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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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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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
Julia Rayner
Julia Rayner Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Jessica Kate Meyer Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
Michał Żebrowski Jurek
Wanja Mues
Wanja Mues SS Slapping Father

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