The Pianist

2002 · 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.

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Cast: Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Andrew Tiernan, Thomas Kretschmann, Morgane Polanski, Frank Finlay, Katarzyna Figura, Jessica Kate Meyer, Ronan Vibert, Ed Stoppard

Rating: 8.38/10 from 7,634 votes