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  • The Pianist
  • Opened December 27, 2002 | Runtime:2 hr. 28 min.
  • R
    violence and brief strong language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. Read More
  • In this adaptation of the autobiography ''The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945,'' Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II Read More
  • Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
  • Director: Roman Polanski
  • Genres: War Drama, Drama

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  • Must Go!

    One of the 5 greatest WWII movies of all time?

    This movie is about a famed Polish concert pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman who struggled with his family in Warsaw in 1939. It takes place during a Nazi tyranny attack on Warsaw where Szpilman most be moved to a Jewish District that is surround by walls. Althouhg this film is dark, deep, and sad, I find that Polanski's project was one fo the best in his directing business. Yes, the movie was 2 1/2 hrs. long so I had to rewind so of the parts, cause I was sleeping. I find that this movie will not disappoint anyone, unless they have a cold heart about it. It will uplift the very soul of others helpin one another through a great crisis. 1-23-10

  • So-so

    its alright

    this movie was too sad and boring that i couldn't even watch it!

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  • 100
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Polanski, himself a survivor of Nazi-occupied Poland, has created a...

  • 100
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    A beautiful story, told in measured cadences by a master of old-timey narrative...

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    One of the great Holocaust films.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The result is a movie, and Cannes Palme d'Or winner, of riveting power and...

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