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.

Tags: angry, based on memoir or autobiography, biography

Roman Polanski

Director

Adrien Brody

Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Frank Finlay

Father