The Pianist

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Call Number: DVD Drama Pianist
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
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 Roamn Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano.
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer.
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.
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound ; widescreen.
Contents: Śmierć miasta.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

wonderfully put together movie submitted by Jackie77 on August 24, 2015, 10:48am Great movie about a pianist who escaped the holocaust. Documents his life in hiding in horrible situations. Great acting, great wardrobe. Movie was good all the way through.

Brilliant submitted by crp on August 12, 2019, 9:06pm Brilliantly shot and told- this is a classic for the ages and based off a true story.