A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw.
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Proceeds from the Amsterdam, Netherlands premiere were donated to the Anne Frank House.
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Goofs
Anachronisms:
The infamous Sports Palace speech by Josef Goebbels (18th February 1943) is heard on the radio in 1939.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Dorota:
[running from bombing]
Mr. Szpilman? Wladyslaw Szpilman:
Hello. Dorota:
Oh, I came specially to meet you. I love your playing. Wladyslaw Szpilman:
Who are you? Dorota:
My name is Dorota. I, I'm Jurek's sister... You're bleeding. See more »
Crazy Credits
Aside from the Universal and Focus Features credits, there are no opening credits. All credits, including the title, appear at the end of the film.
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