Country
France
Date
May 24, 2002
Note
Cannes Film Festival
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
2h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jessica Kate Meyer | Halina Szpilman |
| Michał Żebrowski | Jurek |
| Wanja Mues | SS Slapping Father |
| Richard Ridings | Mr. Lipa |
| Nomi Sharron | Feather Woman |
| Anthony Milner | Man Waiting to Cross |
| Lucy Skeaping | Street Musician |
| Roddy Skeaping | Street Musician |
| Ben Harlan | Street Musician |
| Thomas Lawinky | Schutzpolizei |
| Joachim Paul Assböck | Schutzpolizei |
| Roy Smiles | Itzak Heller |
| Paul Bradley | Yehuda |
| Daniel Caltagirone | Majorek |
| Andrzej Blumenfeld | Benek |
| Zbigniew Zamachowski | Customer with Coins |
| Detlev von Wangenheim | SS Officer |
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| Popeck | Rubenstein |
| Zofia Czerwińska | Woman with Soup |
| Udo Kroschwald | Schultz |
| Uwe Rathsam | SS Shooting the Woman |
| Joanna Brodzik | Woman Shot in the Head |
| Katarzyna Bargiełowska | Wailing Woman |
| Maja Ostaszewska | Woman with Child |
| John Bennett | Dr. Ehrlich |
| Cyril Shaps | Mr. Grün |
| Wojciech Smolarz | Boy with Sweets |
| Lech Mackiewicz | Fellow Worker |
| Ruth Platt | Janina |
| Peter Rappenglück | SS Making a Speech |
| Ronan Vibert | Janina's Husband |
| Krzysztof Pieczyński | Marek Gębczyński |
| Katarzyna Figura | Neighbour |
| Valentine Pelka | Dorota's Husband |
| Andrew Tiernan | Szalas |
| Tom Strauss | Dr. Luczak |
| Cezary Kosiński | Lednicki |
| Paweł Burczyk | Polish Workman |
| Nina Franoszek | Polish Woman |
| John Keogh | Polish Officer |
| Rafał Mohr | Schutzpolizei |
| Andrzej Pieczyński | Prisoner |
| Morgane Polanski | Girl |
| Grzegorz Artman | Other part |
| Adam Bauman | Other part |
| Andrzej Szenajch | Other part |
| Zbigniew Dziduch | Other Part |
| Marian Dziędziel | Other part |
| Jerzy Góralczyk | Other part |
| Jarosław Kopaczewski | Other part |
| Patrick Lanagan | Other part |
| Dorota Liliental | Other part |
| Norbert Rakowski | Other part |
| Piotr Siejka | Other part |
| Tomasz Tyndyk | Other part |
| Andrzej Walden | Other part |
| Zbigniew Waleryś | Other part |
| Maciej Winkler | Other part |
| Tadeusz Wojtych | Other Part |
| Andrzej Zieliński | Other part |
| Paweł Małaszyński | Man in Ghetto (uncredited) |
| Axel Prahl | German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited) |
| Borys Szyc | Young Gestapo (uncredited) |
| Rafał Dajbor | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Adrian Hood | Piano Buyer (uncredited) |
| Ryszard Kluge | Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited) |
| Maciej Kowalewski | SS Officer (uncredited) |
| Paweł Zdun | (uncredited) |
| Jacek Wolszczak | Man in Ghetto (uncredited) |
| Malgorzata Trybalska | Zydówka (uncredited) |
| Dawid Szurmiej | Man in Ghetto (uncredited) |
| Izabella Szolc | Women in Ghetto (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Pianist |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | Pусский, Deutsch, Polski, English |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam |
| Data di uscita | 17 settembre 2002 |
| Exec. Producer | Lew Rywin, Henning Molfenter, Timothy Burrill |
| Producer | Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde, Robert Benmussa, Gene Gutowski, Rainer Schaper |
| Writer | Ronald Harwood, Władysław Szpilman |
| Casting | Celestia Fox, Heta Mantscheff, Vanessa Baker, Brendan Donnison |
| Editors | Hervé de Luze, Lionel Cassan |
| Cinematography | Paweł Edelman, Guy Ferrandis, Tomasz Karnowski |
| Asst. Directors | Weronika Migoń, Zbigniew Gruz, Caroline Veyssière, Roman Polanski, Sylvette Baudrot, Anna Zenowicz |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Spain
Date
Sep 26, 2002
Note
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 08, 2002
Note
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Country
United States
Date
Dec 04, 2002
Certification
R
Note
Los Angeles, California
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Dec 25, 2002
Certification
R
Country
Czechia
Date
Feb 08, 2024
Certification
15+
Note
Digitally restored
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Sep 17, 2002
Certification
TP
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 18, 2002
Certification
16
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 24, 2002
Certification
12
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 25, 2002
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Country
Spain
Date
Oct 25, 2002
Certification
12
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 28, 2002
Certification
12
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 11, 2002
Certification
MA 15+
Country
Portugal
Date
Dec 13, 2002
Certification
M/12
Country
South Korea
Date
Jan 01, 2003
Certification
12
Country
Ireland
Date
Jan 24, 2003
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 24, 2003
Certification
15
Country
Czechia
Date
Feb 06, 2003
Certification
12+
Country
Türkiye
Date
Feb 28, 2003
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 07, 2003
Certification
14
Country
United States
Date
Mar 28, 2003
Certification
R
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
May 30, 2003
Country
Taiwan
Date
Jun 20, 2003
Certification
輔12
Country
Lithuania
Date
Jul 11, 2003
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 15, 2003
Certification
15
Country
Israel
Date
Oct 03, 2003
Digital
Country
Poland
Date
Sep 17, 2002
Certification
12
Country
Switzerland
Date
Oct 10, 2002
Certification
16
Country
Austria
Date
Oct 25, 2002
Certification
12
Country
Japan
Date
Nov 01, 2002
Certification
R18+
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Country
Hungary
Date
Mar 20, 2003
Certification
18
Country
Romania
Date
May 09, 2003
Certification
18
Country
France
Date
Aug 24, 2011
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Jun 03, 2003
Certification
16
Note
DVD
Country
Czechia
Date
Sep 29, 2003
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 18, 2008
Certification
12
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 02, 2008
Certification
12
Note
Nederland 2
Country
France
Date
Feb 04, 2026
Note
Canal+ Grand Écran
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