The Pianist
2002 · Movie · 148 min. · United Kingdom
The film is adapted from the autobiography of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who detailed his survival during World War II. A composer and a pianist, he played the last live music heard over Polish radio airwaves before Nazi artillery hit. During the brutal occupation, he eluded deportation and remained in the devastated Warsaw ghetto. There, he struggled to stay alive even when cast away from those he loved. He would eventually reclaim his artistic gifts and confront his fears, with aid from the unlikeliest of sources.
Direction Roman Polanski
Cast Adrien Brody · Thomas Kretschmann · Maureen Lipman · Ed Stoppard · Emilia Fox · Frank Finlay · Julia Rayner · Jessica Kate Meyer
Soundtrack Wojciech Kilar
Screenplay Ronald Harwood · Wladyslaw Szpilman
Cinematography Pawel Edelman
Original title The Pianist (Le Pianiste)
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