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.
2002 | 2 h 30 min
Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Adrien Brody