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The Pianist
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
Genres
DramaWar
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.
Details
Budget
$35000000
Revenue
$120098945
Runtime
150 min
Release Date
2002-09-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9561
Vote Average
8.379
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Adrien Brody
Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
Father
Maureen Lipman
Mother
Emilia Fox
Dorota
Ed Stoppard
Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
Jurek
Wanja Mues
SS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings
Mr. Lipa
Nomi Sharron
Feather Woman
Anthony Milner
Man Waiting to Cross
Lucy Skeaping
Street Musician
Roddy Skeaping
Street Musician
Ben Harlan
Street Musician
Thomas Lawinky
Schutzpolizei
Joachim Paul Assböck
Schutzpolizei
Roy Smiles
Itzak Heller
Paul Bradley
Yehuda
Daniel Caltagirone
Majorek
Andrzej Blumenfeld
Benek
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Customer with Coins
Detlev von Wangenheim
SS Officer
Popeck
Rubenstein
Zofia Czerwińska
Woman with Soup
Udo Kroschwald
Schultz
Uwe Rathsam
SS Shooting the Woman
Joanna Brodzik
Woman Shot in the Head
Katarzyna Bargiełowska
Wailing Woman
Maja Ostaszewska
Woman with Child
John Bennett
Dr. Ehrlich
Cyril Shaps
Mr. Grün
Wojciech Smolarz
Boy with Sweets
Lech Mackiewicz
Fellow Worker
Ruth Platt
Janina
Peter Rappenglück
SS Making a Speech
Ronan Vibert
Janina's Husband
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Marek Gębczyński
Katarzyna Figura
Neighbour
Valentine Pelka
Dorota's Husband
Andrew Tiernan
Szalas
Tom Strauss
Dr. Luczak
Cezary Kosiński
Lednicki
Paweł Burczyk
Polish Workman
Nina Franoszek
Polish Woman
John Keogh
Polish Officer
Rafał Mohr
Schutzpolizei
Andrzej Pieczyński
Prisoner
Morgane Polanski
Girl
Grzegorz Artman
Other part
Adam Bauman
Other part
Andrzej Szenajch
Other part
Zbigniew Dziduch
Other Part
Marian Dziędziel
Other part
Jerzy Góralczyk
Other part
Jarosław Kopaczewski
Other part
Patrick Lanagan
Other part
Dorota Liliental
Other part
Norbert Rakowski
Other part
Piotr Siejka
Other part
Tomasz Tyndyk
Other part
Andrzej Walden
Other part
Zbigniew Waleryś
Other part
Maciej Winkler
Other part
Tadeusz Wojtych
Other Part
Andrzej Zieliński
Other part
Paweł Małaszyński
Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Axel Prahl
German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)
Borys Szyc
Young Gestapo (uncredited)
Rafał Dajbor
Soldier (uncredited)
Adrian Hood
Piano Buyer (uncredited)
Ryszard Kluge
Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)
Maciej Kowalewski
SS Officer (uncredited)
Paweł Zdun
(uncredited)
Jacek Wolszczak
Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Malgorzata Trybalska
Zydówka (uncredited)
Dawid Szurmiej
Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Izabella Szolc
Women in Ghetto (uncredited)
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