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.
Genre: Drama, War
Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
Directed & Produced by: Celestia Fox, Wojciech Kilar, Roman Polanski, Roman Polanski, Ronald Harwood
Release date: 9/17/2002
Running time: 150 minutes
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10 by 5029 users