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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.

2002 |2h 30m |  Drama, War

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Cast

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Adrien Brody

Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

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Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

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Frank Finlay

Father

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Maureen Lipman

Mother

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Emilia Fox

Dorota

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Ed Stoppard

Henryk Szpilman

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Julia Rayner

Regina Szpilman

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Jessica Kate Meyer

Halina Szpilman

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Michał Żebrowski

Jurek

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Wanja Mues

SS Slapping Father

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Richard Ridings

Mr. Lipa

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Nomi Sharron

Feather Woman

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Lucy Skeaping

Street Musician

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Roddy Skeaping

Street Musician

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Ben Harlan

Street Musician

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Thomas Lawinky

Schutzpolizei

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Joachim Paul Assböck

Schutzpolizei

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Roy Smiles

Itzak Heller

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Paul Bradley

Yehuda

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Daniel Caltagirone

Majorek

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Andrzej Blumenfeld

Benek

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Zbigniew Zamachowski

Customer with Coins

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Detlev von Wangenheim

SS Officer

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Popeck

Rubenstein

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Zofia Czerwińska

Woman with Soup

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Udo Kroschwald

Schultz

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Uwe Rathsam

SS Shooting the Woman

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Joanna Brodzik

Woman Shot in the Head

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Katarzyna Bargiełowska

Wailing Woman

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Maja Ostaszewska

Woman with Child

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John Bennett

Dr. Ehrlich

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Cyril Shaps

Mr. Grün

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Wojciech Smolarz

Boy with Sweets

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Lech Mackiewicz

Fellow Worker

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Ruth Platt

Janina

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Peter Rappenglück

SS Making a Speech

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Ronan Vibert

Janina's Husband

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Krzysztof Pieczyński

Marek Gębczyński

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Katarzyna Figura

Neighbour

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Valentine Pelka

Dorota's Husband

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Andrew Tiernan

Szalas

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Tom Strauss

Dr. Luczak

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Cezary Kosiński

Lednicki

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Paweł Burczyk

Polish Workman

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Nina Franoszek

Polish Woman

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John Keogh

Polish Officer

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Rafał Mohr

Schutzpolizei

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Andrzej Pieczyński

Prisoner

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Morgane Polanski

Girl

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Grzegorz Artman

Other part

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Adam Bauman

Other part

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Andrzej Szenajch

Other part

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Zbigniew Dziduch

Other Part

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Marian Dziędziel

Other part

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Jerzy Góralczyk

Other part

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Jarosław Kopaczewski

Other part

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Dorota Liliental

Other part

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Norbert Rakowski

Other part

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Piotr Siejka

Other part

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Tomasz Tyndyk

Other part

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Andrzej Walden

Other part

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Zbigniew Waleryś

Other part

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Maciej Winkler

Other part

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Tadeusz Wojtych

Other Part

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Andrzej Zieliński

Other part

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Paweł Małaszyński

Man in Ghetto (uncredited)

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Axel Prahl

German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)

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Borys Szyc

Young Gestapo (uncredited)

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Rafał Dajbor

Soldier (uncredited)

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Adrian Hood

Piano Buyer (uncredited)

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Ryszard Kluge

Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, German, Polish, Russian

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$192,700,000.00