The Pianist

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

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

Screenplay

Ronald Harwood

Producer

Alain Sarde

Producer

Roman Polanski

Producer

Robert Benmussa

Original Music Composer

Wojciech Kilar

Director of Photography

Paweł Edelman