The Pianist

2002 8.4 (9554 votes) 2h 30m

Official Website

Genres

Drama War

Production Companies

Bac Films
Heritage Films
Studio Babelsberg
R.P. Productions
StudioCanal
Canal+
Runteam

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

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.