The Pianist (2002)

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

• Drama
• War

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.

Rating

8.4 / 10 (10,581 votes)

Release date

September 17, 2002

Runtime

2h 30m

Language

English

Director

Roman Polanski

Status

Released