The Pianist

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

• Rated 8.4 out of 10
• Movie
• 2002
• 2h 30m
• 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.

Director

Roman Polanski

Starring

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman