The Pianist (2002)
2002-09-17 • Drama, War • 2h30m • Released
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Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
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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.
R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam
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