The Pianist(2002)

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

• September 17, 2002
• 2 h 30 min
• R
• Drama, War

Directed by: Roman Polanski

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.