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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

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  Adrien Brody

  The Brutalist, Ghosted

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  Thomas Kretschmann

  Cars 2, Upgraded

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  Maureen Lipman

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  Frank Finlay

  Oliver Twist

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  Ed Stoppard

  Golda, Branded

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  Emilia Fox

  Dorian Gray, Flashbacks of a Fool

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  Julia Rayner

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  Ruth Platt

Who is making The Pianist – Crew List

A look at The Pianist behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Roman Polanski last helmed An Officer and a Spy and Venus in Fur.

Director

Roman Polanski

Screenwriters

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Dec 2004

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