The Pianist (2002)

The Pianist

2002 ‧ War/Thriller ‧ 2h 30m

MOVIE INFO

In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945," Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw.

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• Rating: R (Violence|Brief Strong Language)

• Genre: History, Drama, War

• Original Language: English

• Director: Roman Polanski

• Producer: Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde

• Writer: Wladyslaw Szpilman, Ronald Harwood

• Release Date (Theaters): Dec 27, 2002  Original

• Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016

• Box Office (Gross USA): $32.5M

• Runtime: 2h 28m

• Distributor: Focus Features

• Production Co: Miramax

• Sound Mix: Surround

CAST & CREW

Adrien Brody

Wladyslaw Szpilman

Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Frank Finlay

The Father

Maureen Lipman

The Mother

Emilia Fox

Dorota

Ed Stoppard

Henryk

Julia Rayner

Regina

Jessica Kate Meyer

Halina

Ruth Platt

Janina

Roman Polanski

Director

Wladyslaw Szpilman

Writer

Ronald Harwood

Screenwriter

Robert Benmussa

Producer

Roman Polanski

Producer

Alain Sarde

Producer

Timothy Burrill

Executive Producer

Henning Molfenter

Executive Producer

Lew Rywin

Executive Producer

Gene Gutowski

Co-Producer

Rainer Schaper

Associate Producer

Wojciech Kilar

Original Music

Paweł Edelman

Cinematographer

Hervé de Luze

Film Editing

Celestia Fox

Casting

Heta Mantscheff

Casting

Allan Starski

Production Design

Anna B. Sheppard

Costume Design