The Pianist (2003)

03/28/2003 2h 30m

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Adrien Brody

as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

Born 04/14/1973, age

Thomas Kretschmann

as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Born 09/08/1962, age

Frank Finlay

as Father

Born 08/06/1926

Died 01/30/2016, age

Maureen Lipman

as Mother

Born 05/10/1946, age

Emilia Fox

as Dorota

Born 07/31/1974, age

Ed Stoppard

as Henryk Szpilman

Born 09/16/1974, age

Richard Ridings

as Mr. Lipa

Born 09/19/1958, age

Maja Ostaszewska

as Woman with Child

Born 09/03/1972, age

John Bennett

as Dr. Ehrlich

Born 05/08/1928

Died 04/11/2005, age

Axel Prahl

as German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)

Born 03/26/1960, age

Borys Szyc

as Young Gestapo (uncredited)

Born 09/04/1978, age