The Pianist (2003)

Movie"Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece."
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R 2 hr 30 minMar 28th, 2003War, Drama
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.
StarringAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank Finlay
DirectorRoman Polanski

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 28th, 2003 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 27th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$35,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$120,098,945 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Timothy Burrill, Lew Rywin, Henning Molfenter
Production Companies:Canal+ Polska, Bac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, Canal+, TVP, Runteam
The Pianist on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
concertbiographyworld war iinazisurvivalholocaust (shoah)resistancepolandbased on memoir or autobiographypianist