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The Pianist

2002-2h 30min
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8.4 / 10 9520

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.

Directed by Roman Polanski

Writers Ronald Harwood Władysław Szpilman

Stars Adrien Brody Thomas Kretschmann Frank Finlay

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Cast

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Adrien Brody

Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
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Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
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Frank Finlay

Father
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Maureen Lipman

Mother
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Emilia Fox

Dorota
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Ed Stoppard

Henryk Szpilman
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Julia Rayner

Regina Szpilman
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Jessica Kate Meyer

Halina Szpilman
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Michał Żebrowski

Jurek
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Wanja Mues

SS Slapping Father
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Richard Ridings

Mr. Lipa
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Nomi Sharron

Feather Woman

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