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The pianist
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Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ...
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.
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- Creator
- a Roman Polanski film ; R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam Ltd. with the participation of Canal+ ... [and others] ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, French
- Contributors
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- Polanski, Roman
- Benmussa, Robert
- Sarde, Alain, 1952-
- Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020
- Kilar, Wojciech, composer
- Brody, Adrien
- Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962-
- Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016
- Lipman, Maureen
- Fox, Emilia, 1974-
- Stoppard, Ed
- Szpilman, Władysław. Śmierć miasta
- R.P. Productions
- Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland)
- Studio Babelsberg
- Runteam Ltd
- Studio Canal+
- Focus Features
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Publication
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- Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
- [Universal City, Calif.] : Focus Features : [Distributed by] Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 1417020059, 9781417020058
- OCLC
- ocm71815498
- Credits
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- Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard
- Piano solos performed by Janusz Olenjniczak ; music performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra of Poland, conducted by Tadeusz Strugala
- Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard
- "A France-Poland-Germany-United Kingdom coproduction."
- Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
- Special features: "A story of survival" featurette which includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski's own story of survival during WWII, behind-the-scenes interviews with Oscar winners Roman Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Władysław Szpilman playing the piano.
- DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
- English or French soundtracks; optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.