The Pianist

Based On the book by Władysław Szpilman

The Pianist is a 2002 epic biographical historical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist (1946), a memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist, composer and Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman. The film was a co-production by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland. The Pianist premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2002, where it won the Palme d'Or, and went into wide release that September; the film received widespread critical acclaim, with critics lauding Polanski's direction, Brody's performance and Harwood's screenplay.

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Release date:

May 24, 2002

Director:

Roman Polanski

Cast:

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox, Udo Kroschwald

Genre:

Historical, Drama, War, Musical, Biographical

Country:

France, United Kingdom, Poland, Germany

Language:

German

Year page:

2002 in adaptations