
The Pianist Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
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.
Drama
War
- Release Date
Sep 17, 2002
- Popularity: 8.4698
- 9,551 votes
- Directed by
Roman Polanski
- Screenplay by
Ronald Harwood
- Productions
Bac Films (FR)Heritage Films (PL)Studio Babelsberg (DE)R.P. Productions (FR)StudioCanal (FR)Canal+ (FR)Runteam (GB)
- Budget 35.0 M
120.1 M
Duration: 2h 30 min
Casting: Celestia Fox, Heta Mantscheff, Vanessa Baker, Brendan Donnison
Top Cast
Crew & Team

Roman Polanski
Director

Sylvette Baudrot
Script Supervisor

Weronika Migoń
Assistant Director

Zbigniew Gruz
Assistant Director

Caroline Veyssière
Assistant Director

Anna Zenowicz
Script Supervisor
Trailer & Videos
- HDTrailer
4K Restoration Trailer