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The Pianist

2001, Movie, R, 148 mins

The Pianist: Review

After two decades of aborted projects and mediocre films, Roman Polanski returns to form with this powerful evocation of life in the Warsaw ghetto during the Nazi occupation. Adrien Brody became the youngest actor ever to win the Best Actor Oscar for his startling portrayal of Wladyslaw Szpilman, the Polish pianst and composer who somehow managed to survive the nightmare while all around him was destroyed. Read the complete review for The Pianist

The Pianist: Cast & Details

Year: 2001
Rated R

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Cast
Adrien Brody: Wladyslaw Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann: Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay: The Father
Maureen Lipman: The Mother
Emilia Fox: Dorota
Ed Stoppard: Henryk Szpilman

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