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    The Pianist

    Poster of the movie The Pianist
    2002     Musical war drama    
    France/Poland/Germany
    2h 30min
    Original lang: English, German, Russian
    R
    Guide for parents: strong violence, offensive language.
    13+
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.
    14PA
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.
    14A
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.
    14A
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.
    AA
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.
    14A
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.
    14A
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.

    The film is adapted from the autobiography of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who detailed his survival during World War II. A composer and a pianist, he played the last live music heard over Polish radio airwaves before Nazi artillery hit. During the brutal occupation, he eluded deportation and remained in the devastated Warsaw ghetto. There, he struggled to stay alive even when cast away from those he loved. He would eventually reclaim his artistic gifts and confront his fears, with aid from the unlikeliest of sources.

    Directed byRoman Polanski
    Written byRonald Harwood, Wladyslaw Szpilman
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    Starring

    Adrien Brody
    Emilia Fox
    Frank Finlay
    Zbigniew Zamachowski
    Ronan Vibert
    Thomas Kretschmann
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