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84% Critic Match
The Pianist
“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”
8.4 / 10• 2002• 2h 30m•R• English
DramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Adrien Brody
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Lead
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Father
Maureen Lipman
Mother
Emilia Fox
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Halina Szpilman
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roman Polanski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Pianist is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
