The Pianist
2002/09/17 (US) | Drama, War
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
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.
Roman Polanski
Director
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Adrien Brody
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Father
Maureen Lipman
Mother
Emilia Fox
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Regina Szpilman
Budget
$ 35,000,000
Revenue
$ 120,098,945
Status
Released
Production Company
- Bac Films
- Heritage Films
- Studio Babelsberg
- R.P. Productions
Crews
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Alain Sarde
Producer
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Roman Polanski
Producer
Robert Benmussa
Producer