The Pianist (2002)
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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Adrien Brody
as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
as Father
as Father
Maureen Lipman
as Mother
as Mother
Emilia Fox
as Dorota
as Dorota
Ed Stoppard
as Henryk Szpilman
as Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner
as Regina Szpilman
as Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
as Halina Szpilman
as Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski
as Jurek
as Jurek
Wanja Mues
as SS Slapping Father
as SS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings
as Mr. Lipa
as Mr. Lipa
Nomi Sharron
as Feather Woman
as Feather Woman
Anthony Milner
as Man Waiting to Cross
as Man Waiting to Cross
Lucy Skeaping
as Street Musician
as Street Musician
Roddy Skeaping
as Street Musician
as Street Musician
Ben Harlan
as Street Musician
as Street Musician
Thomas Lawinky
as Schutzpolizei
as Schutzpolizei
Joachim Paul Assböck
as Schutzpolizei
as Schutzpolizei
Roy Smiles
as Itzak Heller
as Itzak Heller
Paul Bradley
as Yehuda
as Yehuda
Daniel Caltagirone
as Majorek
as Majorek
Andrzej Blumenfeld
as Benek
as Benek
Zbigniew Zamachowski
as Customer with Coins
as Customer with Coins
Detlev von Wangenheim
as SS Officer
as SS Officer
Popeck
as Rubenstein
as Rubenstein
Zofia Czerwińska
as Woman with Soup
as Woman with Soup
Udo Kroschwald
as Schultz
as Schultz
Uwe Rathsam
as SS Shooting the Woman
as SS Shooting the Woman
Joanna Brodzik
as Woman Shot in the Head
as Woman Shot in the Head
Katarzyna Bargiełowska
as Wailing Woman
as Wailing Woman
Maja Ostaszewska
as Woman with Child
as Woman with Child
John Bennett
as Dr. Ehrlich
as Dr. Ehrlich
Cyril Shaps
as Mr. Grün
as Mr. Grün
Wojciech Smolarz
as Boy with Sweets
as Boy with Sweets
Lech Mackiewicz
as Fellow Worker
as Fellow Worker
Ruth Platt
as Janina
as Janina
Peter Rappenglück
as SS Making a Speech
as SS Making a Speech
Ronan Vibert
as Janina's Husband
as Janina's Husband
Krzysztof Pieczyński
as Marek Gębczyński
as Marek Gębczyński
Katarzyna Figura
as Neighbour
as Neighbour
Valentine Pelka
as Dorota's Husband
as Dorota's Husband
Andrew Tiernan
as Szalas
as Szalas
Tom Strauss
as Dr. Luczak
as Dr. Luczak
Cezary Kosiński
as Lednicki
as Lednicki
Paweł Burczyk
as Polish Workman
as Polish Workman
Nina Franoszek
as Polish Woman
as Polish Woman
John Keogh
as Polish Officer
as Polish Officer
Rafał Mohr
as Schutzpolizei
as Schutzpolizei
Andrzej Pieczyński
as Prisoner
as Prisoner
Morgane Polanski
as Girl
as Girl
Grzegorz Artman
as Other part
as Other part
Adam Bauman
as Other part
as Other part
Andrzej Szenajch
as Other part
as Other part
Zbigniew Dziduch
as Other Part
as Other Part
Marian Dziędziel
as Other part
as Other part
Jerzy Góralczyk
as Other part
as Other part
Jarosław Kopaczewski
as Other part
as Other part
Patrick Lanagan
as Other part
as Other part
Dorota Liliental
as Other part
as Other part
Norbert Rakowski
as Other part
as Other part
Piotr Siejka
as Other part
as Other part
Tomasz Tyndyk
as Other part
as Other part
Andrzej Walden
as Other part
as Other part
Zbigniew Waleryś
as Other part
as Other part
Maciej Winkler
as Other part
as Other part
Tadeusz Wojtych
as Other Part
as Other Part
Andrzej Zieliński
as Other part
as Other part
Paweł Małaszyński
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Axel Prahl
as German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)
as German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)
Borys Szyc
as Young Gestapo (uncredited)
as Young Gestapo (uncredited)
Rafał Dajbor
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Adrian Hood
as Piano Buyer (uncredited)
as Piano Buyer (uncredited)
Ryszard Kluge
as Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)
as Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)
Maciej Kowalewski
as SS Officer (uncredited)
as SS Officer (uncredited)
Paweł Zdun
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Jacek Wolszczak
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Malgorzata Trybalska
as Zydówka (uncredited)
as Zydówka (uncredited)
Dawid Szurmiej
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Izabella Szolc
as Women in Ghetto (uncredited)
as Women in Ghetto (uncredited)
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Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Roman Polanski
Director
Director
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Alain Sarde
Producer
Producer
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Editor
Roman Polanski
Producer
Producer
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Screenplay
Robert Benmussa
Producer
Producer
Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nenad Pečur
Art Direction
Art Direction
Gabriele Wolff
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Allan Starski
Production Design
Production Design
Celestia Fox
Casting
Casting
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Costume Design
Sylvette Baudrot
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Heta Mantscheff
Casting
Casting
Wiesława Chojkowska
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Zbigniew Gruz
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Weronika Migoń
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Caroline Veyssière
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Didier Lavergne
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Sonja Sommer
Production Manager
Production Manager
Didier Duverger
Thanks
Thanks
Oliver Lüer
Production Manager
Production Manager
Nils Konrad
Driver
Driver
Jean-Max Guérin
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Lionel Cassan
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Guy Ferrandis
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Grazyna Kozlowska
Location Manager
Location Manager
Inga Meissner
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Janusz Chlebowski
Stunts
Stunts
Henning Molfenter
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Suzana Peric
Music Editor
Music Editor
Thomas Tannenberger
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Producer
Michał Szczerbic
Production Manager
Production Manager
Jim Dowdall
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Alister Mazzotti
Special Effects Coordinator
Special Effects Coordinator
Waldemar Weiss
Construction Coordinator
Construction Coordinator
Vanessa Baker
Casting
Casting
Brendan Donnison
Casting
Casting
Fabien Pascal
Color Designer
Color Designer
Andrew Mollo
Creative Consultant
Creative Consultant
Nancy Allen
Music Editor
Music Editor
Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Gérard Hardy
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
John Roberts
Painter
Painter
Jean-Marie Blondel
Production Sound Mixer
Production Sound Mixer
Gérard de Lagarde
Sound Effects
Sound Effects
Anne Le Campion
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Władysław Szpilman
Book
Book
Anna Zenowicz
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Timothy Burrill
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Lew Rywin
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Rainer Schaper
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Gene Gutowski
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Tomasz Karnowski
Steadicam Operator
Steadicam Operator
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