Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Adrien Brody | ... | Wladyslaw Szpilman | |
Emilia Fox | ... | Dorota | |
Michal Zebrowski | ... | Jurek | |
Ed Stoppard | ... | Henryk | |
Maureen Lipman | ... | Mother | |
Frank Finlay | ... | Father | |
Jessica Kate Meyer | ... | Halina | |
Julia Rayner | ... | Regina | |
Wanja Mues | ... | SS Slapping Father | |
Richard Ridings | ... | Mr. Lipa | |
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Nomi Sharron | ... | Feather Woman |
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Anthony Milner | ... | Man Waiting to Cross |
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Lucy Skeaping | ... | Street Musician (as Lucie Skeaping) |
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Roddy Skeaping | ... | Street Musician |
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Ben Harlan | ... | Street Musician |
In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945," Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw. Written by Jwelch5742
This is a truly heart-wrenching story of one man whose family gets perished in the Holocaust and about his survival over solitude, deprivation, starvation and terror while in hiding during the Nazi occupation. In my opinion it is one of the finest depictions of the holocaust. This movie came close to Schindlers list in depicting the horrors of Holocaust. Brody puts in a marvelous and utterly touching performance. The story depicts the emotional and cultural breakdown of persecuted Jewish community as Nazi policy tightens around them. Excellent acting by Brody.