The Pianist

The Pianist

150 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 17, 2002

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

150 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 17, 2002

The Pianist
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.
IMDb rating 8.5
Producers Canal+, Bac Films, Canal+ Polska, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg (FBB), R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, FFA, TVP
Original title The Pianist
Directors Anna Zenowicz, Zbigniew Gruz, Weronika Migoń, Caroline Veyssière, Sylvette Baudrot, Roman Polanski
Writers Władysław Szpilman, Ronald Harwood

Cast

Adrien Brody

as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

Thomas Kretschmann

as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Frank Finlay

as Father

Maureen Lipman

as Mother

Emilia Fox

as Dorota

Ed Stoppard

as Henryk Szpilman

Julia Rayner

as Regina Szpilman

Jessica Kate Meyer

as Halina Szpilman

Michal Zebrowski

as Jurek

Wanja Mues

as SS Slapping Father

Richard Ridings

as Mr. Lipa

Nomi Sharron

as Feather Woman

Anthony Milner

as Man Waiting to Cross

Lucy Skeaping

as Street Musician

Roddy Skeaping

as Street Musician

Ben Harlan

as Street Musician

Thomas Lawinky

as Schutzpolizei

Joachim Paul Assböck

as Schutzpolizei

Roy Smiles

as Itzak Heller

Paul Bradley

as Yehuda

Daniel Caltagirone

as Majorek

Zbigniew Zamachowski

as Customer with Coins

Detlev von Wangenheim

as SS Officer

Popeck

as Rubenstein

Zofia Czerwińska

as Woman with Soup

Udo Kroschwald

as Schultz

Uwe Rathsam

as SS Shooting the Woman

Joanna Brodzik

as Woman Shot in the Head

Katarzyna Bargiełowska

as Wailing Woman

Maja Ostaszewska

as Woman with Child

John Bennett

as Dr. Ehrlich

Cyril Shaps

as Mr. Grün

Wojciech Smolarz

as Boy with Sweets

Lech Mackiewicz

as Fellow Worker

Ruth Platt

as Janina

Peter Rappenglück

as SS Making a Speech

Ronan Vibert

as Janina's Husband

Krzysztof Pieczyński

as Marek Gębczyński

Katarzyna Figura

as Neighbour

Valentine Pelka

as Dorota's Husband

Andrew Tiernan

as Szalas

Tom Strauss

as Dr. Luczak

Cezary Kosiński

as Lednicki

Paweł Burczyk

as Polish Workman

Nina Franoszek

as Polish Woman

John Keogh

as Polish Officer

Rafał Mohr

as Schutzpolizei

Andrzej Pieczyński

as Prisoner

Grzegorz Artman

as Other part

Adam Bauman

as Other part

Andrzej Szenajch

as Other part

Zbigniew Dziduch

as Other Part

Marian Dziędziel

as Other part

Jerzy Góralczyk

as Other part

Jarosław Kopaczewski

as Other part

Patrick Lanagan

as Other part

Dorota Liliental

as Other part

Norbert Rakowski

as Other part

Piotr Siejka

as Other part

Tomasz Tyndyk

as Other part

Andrzej Walden

as Other part

Zbigniew Waleryś

as Other part

Maciej Winkler

as Other part

Tadeusz Wojtych

as Other Part

Andrzej Zieliński

as Other part

Paweł Małaszyński

as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)

Axel Prahl

as German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)

Borys Szyc

as Young Gestapo (uncredited)

Rafał Dajbor

as Soldier (uncredited)

Adrian Hood

as Piano Buyer (uncredited)

Ryszard Kluge

as Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)

Maciej Kowalewski

as SS Officer (uncredited)

Pawel Zdun

as (uncredited)

Jacek Wolszczak

as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)

Malgorzata Trybalska

as Zydówka (uncredited)

Dawid Szurmiej

as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)

Izabella Szolc

as Women in Ghetto (uncredited)