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The Pianist

The Pianist

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 17, 2002

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

84%

Original Title

The Pianist

Production Companies

Canal+ Polska, Bac Films, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, R.P. Productions, StudioCanal, Canal+, TVP, Runteam

Director

Roman Polanski

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$192,700,000

Description

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.