Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
Original title
The Pianist
Released
9/17/2002
Origin country
FR, PL, GB, DE
Genre
Drama, War
Production companies
Canal+, Bac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal
Budget
$35,000,000.00
Revenue
$120,098,945.00
Runtime
2hr 30min
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.
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