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The Pianist(2002)
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2002 · FILM
The Pianist
A Polish-Jewish pianist must navigate the horrors of Nazi-occupied Warsaw and the Warsaw Ghetto to survive, clinging to music and hope as the world around him crumbles.
“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”
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Synopsis
The film is based on the true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. As the Jews of the city are forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café. When his family is deported in 1942, he remains behind, works for a time as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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A crew of 90+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Herve De LuzeShot by Pawel EdelmanScored by Wojciech KilarDesigned by Allan Starski
Box Office
2002 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$120.1M
Budget$35.0M
Worldwide gross$120.1M
break-even (2.5×)
US & Canada: $32.6M — 27% of worldwide · International: $87.5M (73%)
Opening weekend: $32K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $32K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3 theaters
Re-release box office
- 20243 theaters
- $29K($31K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Also known as
- Der Pianistde
- El Pianistaes
- Le Pianistefr
- Il pianistait
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Cast & Crew
90 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Adrien Brody
as Wladyslaw Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann
as Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay
as Father
Emilia Fox
as Dorota
Maureen Lipman
as Mother
Michal Zebrowski
as Jurek
Ed Stoppard
as Henryk
Julia Rayner
as Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer
as Halina
Micha Zebrowski
as Jurek
Wanja Mues
as SS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings
as Mr. Lipa
Supporting cast
68Nomi Sharron
as Feather Woman
Anthony Milner
as Man Waiting to Cross
Lucy Skeaping
as Street Musician
Roddy Skeaping
as Street Musician
Ben Harlan
as Street Musician
Thomas Lawinky
as Schutzpolizei
Joachim Paul Assbock
as Schutzpolizei
Roy Smiles
as Itzak Heller
Paul Bradley
as Yehuda
Daniel Caltagirone
as Majorek
Andrzej Blumenfeld
as Benek
Zbigniew Zamachowski
as Customer with Coins
Detlev Von Wangenheim
as SS Officer
Popeck
as Rubenstein
Zofia Czerwinska
as Woman with Soup
Udo Kroschwald
as Schultz
Uwe Rathsam
as SS Shooting the Woman
Joanna Brodzik
as Woman Shot in the Head
Katarzyna Bargie Owska
as Wailing Woman
Maja Ostaszewska
as Woman with Child
John Bennett
as Dr. Ehrlich
Cyril Shaps
as Mr. Grün
Wojciech Smolarz
as Boy with Sweets
Lech Mackiewicz
as Fellow Worker
Ruth Platt
as Janina
Peter Rappengluck
as SS Making a Speech
Ronan Vibert
as Janina's Husband
Krzysztof Pieczynski
as Marek Gębczyński
Katarzyna Figura
as Neighbour
Valentine Pelka
as Dorota's Husband
Andrew Tiernan
as Szalas
Tom Strauss
as Dr. Luczak
Cezary Kosinski
as Lednicki
Pawe Burczyk
as Polish Workman
Nina Franoszek
as Polish Woman
John Keogh
as Polish Officer
Rafa Mohr
as Schutzpolizei
Andrzej Pieczynski
as Prisoner
Morgane Polanski
as Girl
Grzegorz Artman
as Other part
Adam Bauman
as Other part
Andrzej Szenajch
as Other part
Zbigniew Dziduch
as Other Part
Marian Dziedziel
as Other part
Jerzy Goralczyk
as Other part
Jaros Aw Kopaczewski
as Other part
Patrick Lanagan
as Other part
Dorota Liliental
as Other part
Norbert Rakowski
as Other part
Piotr Siejka
as Other part
Tomasz Tyndyk
as Other part
Andrzej Walden
as Other part
Zbigniew Walerys
as Other part
Maciej Winkler
as Other part
Tadeusz Wojtych
as Other Part
Andrzej Zielinski
as Other part
Pawe Ma Aszynski
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Axel Prahl
as German Soldier - Rummage Bags (uncredited)
Borys Szyc
as Young Gestapo (uncredited)
Rafa Dajbor
as Soldier (uncredited)
Adrian Hood
as Piano Buyer (uncredited)
Ryszard Kluge
as Jew Working on the Bulding Site (uncredited)
Maciej Kowalewski
as SS Officer (uncredited)
Pawe Zdun
as (uncredited)
Jacek Wolszczak
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Malgorzata Trybalska
as Zydówka (uncredited)
Dawid Szurmiej
as Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Izabella Szolc
as Women in Ghetto (uncredited)
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