The Pianist (2003)

By David Martinez 11/22/2025
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IMDB rating: 8.5

Duration: 2h 30m(150 min)

Stars: Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Michal Zebrowski

Director: Roman Polanski

Country: France, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Languages: English, German, Russian

Filming Locations: Instalatorów, Ochota, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945," Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw. —Jwelch5742

Casts

Adrien Brody
Emilia Fox
Michal Zebrowski
Ed Stoppard
Maureen Lipman
Frank Finlay
Jessica Kate Meyer
Julia Rayner
Wanja Mues
Richard Ridings
Nomi Sharron
Anthony Milner
Lucy Skeaping
Roddy Skeaping
Ben Harlan
Thomas Lawinky
Joachim Paul Assböck
Roy Smiles