The Pianist

The Pianist (2002)

Released: 2002-09-17 Duration: 2hr 30min
Genres: Drama War
Rating 8.4
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Canal+ Polska
Canal+ Polska
Bac Films
Bac Films
Heritage Films
Studio Babelsberg
Studio Babelsberg
Agencja Produkcji Filmowej
R.P. Productions
StudioCanal
StudioCanal
Canal+
Canal+
TVP
TVP
Runteam

Additional Info

Budget $35,000,000.00
Revenue $120,098,945.00
Original Language en
Popularity 39.882

Directed By

Roman Polanski

Crew

Director
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Ronald Harwood
Producer
Roman Polanski
Producer
Alain Sarde
Original Music Composer
Wojciech Kilar
Director of Photography
Paweł Edelman
Producer
Robert Benmussa
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Humphreys
Casting
Celestia Fox
Production Design
Allan Starski
Art Direction
Nenad Pečur
Set Decoration
Wiesława Chojkowska
Set Decoration
Gabriele Wolff
Costume Design
Anna B. Sheppard
Script Supervisor
Sylvette Baudrot
Assistant Director
Weronika Migoń
Assistant Director
Zbigniew Gruz
Assistant Director
Caroline Veyssière
Makeup Artist
Didier Lavergne
Hairstylist
Jean-Max Guérin
Production Manager
Oliver Lüer
Production Manager
Sonja Sommer
Production Manager
Michał Szczerbic
Production Supervisor
Henning Molfenter
Stunt Coordinator
Jim Dowdall
Assistant Editor
Lionel Cassan
Location Manager
Grazyna Kozlowska
Music Editor
Suzana Peric
Still Photographer
Guy Ferrandis
Visual Effects Producer
Thomas Tannenberger
Special Effects Coordinator
Alister Mazzotti
Transportation Coordinator
Inga Meissner
Driver
Nils Konrad
Construction Coordinator
Waldemar Weiss
Casting
Vanessa Baker
Color Designer
Fabien Pascal
Creative Consultant
Andrew Mollo
Music Editor
Nancy Allen
Assistant Production Manager
Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham
Sound Editor
Gérard Hardy
Painter
John Roberts
Production Sound Mixer
Jean-Marie Blondel
Sound Effects
Gérard de Lagarde
Sound Mixer
Anne Le Campion
Co-Producer
Gene Gutowski
Executive Producer
Lew Rywin
Executive Producer
Henning Molfenter
Executive Producer
Timothy Burrill
Associate Producer
Rainer Schaper
Script Supervisor
Anna Zenowicz
Steadicam Operator
Tomasz Karnowski

TOP CAST

Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody

Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox

Dorota

Ed Stoppard
Ed Stoppard

Henryk Szpilman

Julia Rayner
Julia Rayner

Regina Szpilman

Jessica Kate Meyer
Jessica Kate Meyer

Halina Szpilman

Wanja Mues
Wanja Mues

SS Slapping Father

Nomi Sharron
Nomi Sharron

Feather Woman

Anthony Milner
Anthony Milner

Man Waiting to Cross

Lucy Skeaping
Lucy Skeaping

Street Musician

Roddy Skeaping
Roddy Skeaping

Street Musician

Ben Harlan
Ben Harlan

Street Musician

Thomas Lawinky
Thomas Lawinky

Schutzpolizei

Joachim Paul Assböck
Joachim Paul Assböck

Schutzpolizei

Roy Smiles
Roy Smiles

Itzak Heller

Zbigniew Zamachowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski

Customer with Coins

Popeck
Popeck

Rubenstein

Zofia Czerwińska
Zofia Czerwińska

Woman with Soup

Uwe Rathsam
Uwe Rathsam

SS Shooting the Woman

Joanna Brodzik
Joanna Brodzik

Woman Shot in the Head

Maja Ostaszewska
Maja Ostaszewska

Woman with Child

John Bennett
John Bennett

Dr. Ehrlich

Cyril Shaps
Cyril Shaps

Mr. Grün

Wojciech Smolarz
Wojciech Smolarz

Boy with Sweets

Lech Mackiewicz
Lech Mackiewicz

Fellow Worker

Ruth Platt
Ruth Platt

Janina

Peter Rappenglück
Peter Rappenglück

SS Making a Speech

Ronan Vibert
Ronan Vibert

Janina's Husband

Krzysztof Pieczyński
Krzysztof Pieczyński

Marek Gębczyński

Valentine Pelka
Valentine Pelka

Dorota's Husband

Tom Strauss
Tom Strauss

Dr. Luczak

Paweł Burczyk
Paweł Burczyk

Polish Workman

Nina Franoszek
Nina Franoszek

Polish Woman

John Keogh
John Keogh

Polish Officer

Rafał Mohr
Rafał Mohr

Schutzpolizei

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