DVD
The pianist
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
Closed-captioned; English, French or Spanish soundtracks, optional French or Spanish subtitles.
Performers
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer.
Publication Information
Universal City, Calif. : Universal, c2003.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for violence and brief strong language.
Summary
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.
Notes
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 Roman Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano.