The Pianist
# Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD
35,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
,
German
,
Polish
,
Russian
📆 Date Released:
2002-09-17
⌚ Running Time:
150 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
8.4
Beloved Cast
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Adrien Brody
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Thomas Kretschmann
Father
Frank Finlay
Mother
Maureen Lipman
Dorota
Emilia Fox
Henryk Szpilman
Ed Stoppard
Regina Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Halina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Jurek
Michał Żebrowski
SS Slapping Father
Wanja Mues
Mr. Lipa
Richard Ridings
Feather Woman
Nomi Sharron
Man Waiting to Cross
Anthony Milner
Street Musician
Lucy Skeaping
Street Musician
Roddy Skeaping
Street Musician
Ben Harlan
Schutzpolizei
Thomas Lawinky
Schutzpolizei
Joachim Paul Assböck
Itzak Heller
Roy Smiles
Yehuda
Paul Bradley
Majorek
Daniel Caltagirone
Benek
Andrzej Blumenfeld
Customer with Coins
Zbigniew Zamachowski
SS Officer
Detlev von Wangenheim
Rubenstein
Popeck
Woman with Soup
Zofia Czerwińska
Schultz
Udo Kroschwald
SS Shooting the Woman
Uwe Rathsam
Woman Shot in the Head
Joanna Brodzik
Wailing Woman
Katarzyna Bargiełowska
Woman with Child
Maja Ostaszewska
Dr. Ehrlich
John Bennett
Mr. Grün
Cyril Shaps
Boy with Sweets
Wojciech Smolarz
Fellow Worker
Lech Mackiewicz
Janina
Ruth Platt
SS Making a Speech
Peter Rappenglück
Janina's Husband
Ronan Vibert
Marek Gębczyński
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Neighbour
Katarzyna Figura
Dorota's Husband
Valentine Pelka
Szalas
Andrew Tiernan
Dr. Luczak
Tom Strauss
Lednicki
Cezary Kosiński
Polish Workman
Paweł Burczyk
Polish Woman
Nina Franoszek
Polish Officer
John Keogh
Schutzpolizei
Rafał Mohr
Prisoner
Andrzej Pieczyński
Girl
Morgane Polanski
Other part
Grzegorz Artman
Other part
Adam Bauman
Other part
Andrzej Szenajch
Other Part
Zbigniew Dziduch
Other part
Marian Dziędziel
Other part
Jerzy Góralczyk
Other part
Jarosław Kopaczewski
Other part
Patrick Lanagan
Other part
Dorota Liliental
Other part
Norbert Rakowski
Other part
Piotr Siejka
Other part
Tomasz Tyndyk
Other part
Andrzej Walden
Other part
Zbigniew Waleryś
Other part
Maciej Winkler
Other Part
Tadeusz Wojtych
Other part
Andrzej Zieliński
Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Paweł Małaszyński
German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)
Axel Prahl
Young Gestapo (uncredited)
Borys Szyc
Soldier (uncredited)
Rafał Dajbor
Piano Buyer (uncredited)
Adrian Hood
Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)
Ryszard Kluge
SS Officer (uncredited)
Maciej Kowalewski
(uncredited)
Paweł Zdun
Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Jacek Wolszczak
Zydówka (uncredited)
Malgorzata Trybalska
Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Dawid Szurmiej
Women in Ghetto (uncredited)
Izabella Szolc