The Pianist (2002)
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.
Director:
Roman Polanski
Writer:
Ronald Harwood
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Adrien Brody as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman |
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Thomas Kretschmann as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld |
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Frank Finlay as Father |
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Maureen Lipman as Mother |
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Emilia Fox as Dorota |
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Ed Stoppard as Henryk Szpilman |
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Julia Rayner as Regina Szpilman |
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Jessica Kate Meyer as Halina Szpilman |
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Michał Żebrowski as Jurek |
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Wanja Mues as SS Slapping Father |
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Richard Ridings as Mr. Lipa |
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Nomi Sharron as Feather Woman |
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Anthony Milner as Man Waiting to Cross |
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Lucy Skeaping as Street Musician |
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Roddy Skeaping as Street Musician |
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Ben Harlan as Street Musician |
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Thomas Lawinky as Schutzpolizei |
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Joachim Paul Assböck as Schutzpolizei |
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Roy Smiles as Itzak Heller |
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Paul Bradley as Yehuda |
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Daniel Caltagirone as Majorek |
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Andrzej Blumenfeld as Benek |
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Zbigniew Zamachowski as Customer with Coins |
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Detlev von Wangenheim as SS Officer |
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Popeck as Rubenstein |
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Zofia Czerwińska as Woman with Soup |
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Udo Kroschwald as Schultz |
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Uwe Rathsam as SS Shooting the Woman |
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Joanna Brodzik as Woman Shot in the Head |
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Katarzyna Bargiełowska as Wailing Woman |
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Maja Ostaszewska as Woman with Child |
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John Bennett as Dr. Ehrlich |
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Cyril Shaps as Mr. Grün |
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Wojciech Smolarz as Boy with Sweets |
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Lech Mackiewicz as Fellow Worker |
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Ruth Platt as Janina |
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Peter Rappenglück as SS Making a Speech |
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Ronan Vibert as Janina's Husband |
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Krzysztof Pieczyński as Marek Gębczyński |
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Katarzyna Figura as Neighbour |
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Valentine Pelka as Dorota's Husband |
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Andrew Tiernan as Szalas |
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Tom Strauss as Dr. Luczak |
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Cezary Kosiński as Lednicki |
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Paweł Burczyk as Polish Workman |
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Nina Franoszek as Polish Woman |
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John Keogh as Polish Officer |
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Rafał Mohr as Schutzpolizei |
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Andrzej Pieczyński as Prisoner |
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Morgane Polanski as Girl |
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Grzegorz Artman as Other part |
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Adam Bauman as Other part |
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Andrzej Szenajch as Other part |
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Zbigniew Dziduch as Other Part |
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Marian Dziędziel as Other part |
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Jerzy Góralczyk as Other part |
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Jarosław Kopaczewski as Other part |
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Patrick Lanagan as Other part |
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Dorota Liliental as Other part |
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Norbert Rakowski as Other part |
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Piotr Siejka as Other part |
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Tomasz Tyndyk as Other part |
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Andrzej Walden as Other part |
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Zbigniew Waleryś as Other part |
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Maciej Winkler as Other part |
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Tadeusz Wojtych as Other Part |
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Andrzej Zieliński as Other part |
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Paweł Małaszyński as Man in Ghetto (uncredited) |
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Axel Prahl as German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited) |
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Borys Szyc as Young Gestapo (uncredited) |
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Rafał Dajbor as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Adrian Hood as Piano Buyer (uncredited) |
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Ryszard Kluge as Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited) |
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Maciej Kowalewski as SS Officer (uncredited) |
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Paweł Zdun as (uncredited) |
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Jacek Wolszczak as Man in Ghetto (uncredited) |
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Malgorzata Trybalska as Zydówka (uncredited) |
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Dawid Szurmiej as Man in Ghetto (uncredited) |
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Izabella Szolc as Women in Ghetto (uncredited) |
| Directing | Roman Polanski | Director |
| Writing | Ronald Harwood | Screenplay |
| Production | Roman Polanski | Producer |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Editing | Hervé de Luze | Editor |
| Sound | Wojciech Kilar | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Paweł Edelman | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Benmussa | Producer |
| Sound | Dean Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Production | Heta Mantscheff | Casting |
| Art | Allan Starski | Production Design |
| Art | Nenad Pečur | Art Direction |
| Art | Wiesława Chojkowska | Set Decoration |
| Art | Gabriele Wolff | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna B. Sheppard | Costume Design |
| Directing | Sylvette Baudrot | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Weronika Migoń | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Zbigniew Gruz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Caroline Veyssière | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Didier Lavergne | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Max Guérin | Hairstylist |
| Production | Oliver Lüer | Production Manager |
| Production | Sonja Sommer | Production Manager |
| Production | Michał Szczerbic | Production Manager |
| Production | Henning Molfenter | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Janusz Chlebowski | Stunts |
| Crew | Didier Duverger | Thanks |
| Editing | Lionel Cassan | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Grazyna Kozlowska | Location Manager |
| Sound | Suzana Perić | Music Editor |
| Camera | Guy Ferrandis | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Thomas Tannenberger | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Alister Mazzotti | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Inga Meissner | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Nils Konrad | Driver |
| Art | Waldemar Weiss | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Vanessa Baker | Casting |
| Production | Brendan Donnison | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Fabien Pascal | Color Designer |
| Crew | Andrew Mollo | Creative Consultant |
| Sound | Nancy Allen | Music Editor |
| Production | Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Gérard Hardy | Sound Editor |
| Art | John Roberts | Painter |
| Sound | Jean-Marie Blondel | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gérard de Lagarde | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Anne Le Campion | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Władysław Szpilman | Book |
| Production | Gene Gutowski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lew Rywin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Henning Molfenter | Executive Producer |
| Production | Timothy Burrill | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rainer Schaper | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Anna Zenowicz | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Tomasz Karnowski | Steadicam Operator |