The Pianist

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.

Country

France, Germany, Poland

Genre

Drama, War

Released

17 Sept 2002

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman