The Pianist

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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.

Director: Roman Polanski • Crew: Ronald Harwood

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  Adrien Brody

  Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

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  Thomas Kretschmann

  Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

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  Frank Finlay

  Father

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  Maureen Lipman

  Mother

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  Emilia Fox

  Dorota

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  Ed Stoppard

  Henryk Szpilman

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  Julia Rayner

  Regina Szpilman

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  Jessica Kate Meyer

  Halina Szpilman

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  Michał Żebrowski

  Jurek

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  Wanja Mues

  SS Slapping Father

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