

The Pianist
"Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece."
8.4
2002-09-17
150 min
DramaWar
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.
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Featured Crew
Roman Polanski
Producer
Roman Polanski
Director
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography