The Pianist

The Pianist

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
20022h 30minDrama MoviesEnglish, Deutsch, Polski
8.4

Plot

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.

WriterRonald Harwood
DirectorRoman Polanski
ActorAdrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay
CountryFrance
ProductionCanal+ Polska