The Pianist

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

Genres: Drama, War

Counries: France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom

Companies: R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam, StudioCanal

Runtime: 150 minutes

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.