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📊 Film Specifications
Director Roman Polanski
Release Date September 17, 2002
Runtime 150 min (2h 30m)
Country France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
Language EN
Budget $35,000,000
Box Office $120,098,945
Studios R.P. Productions • Heritage Films • Studio Babelsberg
The Pianist (2002)
Directed by Roman Polanski
"Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece."
⭐ 4.2 / 5 (10,606 votes) ⏱️ 150 min 🎬 Drama, War
Ratings Breakdown:
10,606 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast & Filmmakers
Click any name to view filmography Director
Roman Polanski
Director
Screenplay
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Book
Władysław Szpilman
Book
Adrien Brody
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Father
Maureen Lipman
Mother
Emilia Fox
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
Jurek
Wanja Mues
SS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings
Mr. Lipa
Nomi Sharron
Feather Woman