The Pianist

The Pianist is a 2002 biographical war film directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody. It is an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name by Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman. The film is a co-production between Poland, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The film met with significant critical praise and received multiple awards and nominations. At the 75th Academy Awards, The Pianist won Oscars for Best Director (Roma... More

Initial release date:

  • May 24, 2002

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 30 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • The Pianist,
  • Senjô no pianisuto,
  • Il pianista,
  • O pianistas,
  • Pianista,
  • El pianista,
  • Пианист,
  • A zongorista,
  • Pijanista,
  • O Pianista,
  • Piyanist,
  • Le pianiste,
  • Pianisti,
  • Pianistul,
  • Pianisten,
  • Der Pianist

Film

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski (born 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers." Polanski's films have inspired diverse directors, including the Coen...

Tagline:

  • Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2002
  • May 27, 2003
  • Jan 3, 2003
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Casting director:

Production design by:

Art direction by:

Costume design by:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 30 min
  • 2 h 22 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 35,000,000

Production companies:

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Awards

César Award for Best Actor Winners

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank
  • 146

Metacritic Top Films

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Media

Adapted From

The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945

The Pianist is a memoir of the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman, written and elaborated by a Polish author Jerzy Waldorff, who met Szpilman in 1938 in Krynica and became a friend of his. As the book is a memoir of Szpilman, it's written in the first person. He tells how he...

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Appears in ranked lists:

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  • 146
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