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The Pianist

The Pianist

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

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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

Adrien Brody poster

Adrien Brody

Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

Thomas Kretschmann poster

Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Frank Finlay poster

Frank Finlay

Father

Maureen Lipman poster

Maureen Lipman

Mother

Emilia Fox poster

Emilia Fox

Dorota

Ed Stoppard poster

Ed Stoppard

Henryk Szpilman

Julia Rayner poster

Julia Rayner

Regina Szpilman

Jessica Kate Meyer poster

Jessica Kate Meyer

Halina Szpilman

Michał Żebrowski poster

Michał Żebrowski

Jurek

Wanja Mues poster

Wanja Mues

SS Slapping Father

Richard Ridings poster

Richard Ridings

Mr. Lipa

Nomi Sharron poster

Nomi Sharron

Feather Woman

Anthony Milner poster

Anthony Milner

Man Waiting to Cross

Lucy Skeaping poster

Lucy Skeaping

Street Musician

Roddy Skeaping poster

Roddy Skeaping

Street Musician