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MUSIC WAS HIS PASSION. SURVIVAL WAS HIS MASTERPIECE.
8.4/10 2002 4K 150 min
Drama • War

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.

The Pianist
Top Cast
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Frank Finlay
Father
Maureen Lipman
Maureen Lipman
Mother
Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
Ed Stoppard
Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Julia Rayner
Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Jessica Kate Meyer
Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
Michał Żebrowski
Jurek
Wanja Mues
Wanja Mues
SS Slapping Father