The Pianist Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The film is adapted from the autobiography of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who detailed his survival during World War II. A composer and a pianist, he played the last live music heard over Polish radio airwaves before Nazi artillery hit. During the brutal occupation, he eluded deportation and remained in the devastated Warsaw ghetto. There, he struggled to stay alive even when cast away from those he loved. He would eventually reclaim his artistic gifts and confront his fears, with aid from the unlikeliest of sources.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Pianist.

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  Adrien Brody

  The Brutalist, Ghosted

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  Thomas Kretschmann

  Cars 2, American Star

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  Maureen Lipman

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  Frank Finlay

  Oliver Twist

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  Ed Stoppard

  Branded, Golda

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  Emilia Fox

  Dorian Gray, Flashbacks of a Fool

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  Julia Rayner

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  Ruth Platt

Crew Behind the Film

The The Pianist behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Roman Polanski last directed An Officer and a Spy and Venus in Fur.

Director

Roman Polanski

Screenwriters

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Production Details

What we know about the The Pianist movie production.

Production Updates for The Pianist

Dec 2004

Completed

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