The Pianist

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.

Director

• Roman Polanski

Cast

• Adrien Brody as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
• Thomas Kretschmann as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
• Frank Finlay as Father
• Maureen Lipman as Mother
• Emilia Fox as Dorota
• Ed Stoppard as Henryk Szpilman
• Julia Rayner as Regina Szpilman
• Jessica Kate Meyer as Halina Szpilman
• Michał Żebrowski as Jurek
• Wanja Mues as SS Slapping Father