The Pianist(2002)

Name: The Pianist
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2002-09-17
Rating: 8.4

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

8.4(10,215)2h 30m2002-09-17

DramaWar

Overview

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.

Director:: Roman Polanski
Writers:: Ronald Harwood, Władysław Szpilman
Producers:: Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde, Robert Benmussa
Cinematographer:: Paweł Edelman
Composer:: Wojciech Kilar
Production:: R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam, StudioCanal
Budget:: $35,000,000
Revenue:: $120,098,945
Status:: Released