The Pianist (2002)

8.2	Listal rating
8.5	IMDB rating

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Starring (View all)

Wladyslaw Szpilman

Dorota

Jurek

Henryk

Mother

Father

Halina

Regina

Written by

Ronald Harwood

(screenplay)

Wladyslaw Szpilman

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Thank God, not me. He wants us to survive.

4 years, 8 months ago at Sep 23 6:24

AgentLexi

4 votes

''I don't know how to thank you.''

''Thank God, not me. He wants us to survive. Well, that's what we have to believe.''

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

Adrien Brody: Wladyslaw Szpilman

Thomas Kretschmann: Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

When we think of human suff... read more

Decent movie

6 years, 6 months ago at Nov 18 14:53

aechris

1 vote

Decent flick, not as powerful as other WWII movies out there but still gets the message across. The acting was great for the most part but I thought the pacing was a little sketchy. It felt genuine, which I appreciate a lot.

Most powerful bio-pic since Schindler's List.

2 years, 2 months ago at Mar 23 20:44

SJMJ91

1 vote

My curiosity was instantly aroused when reading about The Pianist especially the fact it is a bio-pic set during World War II and is like another Holocaust film after Steven Spielberg's masterpiece Schindler's List. When you watch it, you are literally on the journey with Szpilman and you yourself feel like a victim who are suffering almost the same as the Jews within the film. In the majority of ... read more

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Description: The true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman who, in the 1930s, was known as the most accomplished piano player in all of Poland, if not Europe. At the outbreak of the Second World War, however, Szpilman becomes subject to the anti-Jewish laws imposed by the conquering Germans. By the start of the 1940s, Szpilman has seen his world go from pi ... (more)

Release date : 28 March 2003
UPC: 025192276620

Drama (55), War (43), Holocaust (29), 2002 (26), Biography (25), WWII (24), 2000s (21), Poland (19), Historical (18), Music (18), (15), Piano (12), Pianist (11), Nazi (11), Genocide (9), Jewish (9), World War II (9), Biopic (9), Ruins (8), History (8)

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"Wow. What an emotional roller-coaster! Adrien Brody is pure talent; amazing and honest. This film is also genius, it puts a new spin on a story we all know. It's both tragic, and heart-warming, light and dark. I think that's what make this film so special. "

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