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A Balasaur Score of 87 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 85/100. Scores higher than 100% of the 3,250 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 30m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic85/100
10,466 audience votes
Key crew
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Ronald HarwoodScreenplay
- Wojciech KilarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Adrien BrodyWładysław 'Władek' Szpilman
- Thomas KretschmannCaptain Wilm Hosenfeld
- Frank FinlayFather
- Maureen LipmanMother
- Emilia FoxDorota
- Ed StoppardHenryk Szpilman
- Julia RaynerRegina Szpilman
- Jessica Kate MeyerHalina Szpilman
- Michał ŻebrowskiJurek
- Wanja MuesSS Slapping Father
- Richard RidingsMr. Lipa
- Nomi SharronFeather Woman
Stills
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Themes
concertnaziresistancewarsaw ghettopolish resistancehomelandholocaust (shoah)hungerworld war iiprisoner of warghettodeportation
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