| Uniform Title |
Pianist (Motion picture : 2002) |
| Title |
The pianist. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australasia), ©2009. |
| ©2002 |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (142 minutes) : sound, colour with black & white sequences ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Pictures Australia : 8209170. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. |
| Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman. |
| Special features: Story of survival - 39 minute documentary ; Photo gallery ; International posters ; Trailers ; Filmographies. |
| "Collectors 2-disc set"--Container. |
| Contents |
disc 1. The pianist (142 minutes) -- disc 2. Story of survival (39 minutes) |
| Credits |
Director, Roman Polanski ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood. |
| Performers |
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer. |
| 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA 15+. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1 (Disc 1 only, Stereo 2.0 (Disc 2 only), PAL, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles English Deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Awards note |
Academy award 2002 winners: Best actor, Adrien Brody ; Best director, Roman Polanski ; Best adapted screenplay, Ronald Harwood. |
| Subjects |
Szpilman, Wladyslaw -- Film adaptations. |
| Szpilman, Wadysaw -- Drama |
| Szpilman, Władysław, -- 1911-2000. -- Drama |
| Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama |
| Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama |
| Jewish musicians -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama |
| Warsaw (Poland) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Biographical films |
| War films |
| Historical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Fiction films |
| Feature films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Polanski, Roman director, producer. |
| Harwood, Ronald, 1934- screenwriter. |
| Sarde, Alain, 1952- producer. |
| Benmussa, Robert producer. |
| Kilar, Wojciech composer. |
| Brody, Adrien actor. |
| Lipman, Maureen actor. |
| Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016 actor. |
| Fox, Emilia, 1974- actor. |
| Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962- actor. |
| Stoppard, Ed actor. |
| Rayner, Julia actor. |
| Meyer, Jessica Kate actor. |
| Szpilman, Władysław. Śmierć miasta Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Added Corporate Names |
Studio Canal production company. |
| Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland) production company. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Benmussa, Robert .
- Brody, Adrien .
- Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016 .
- Fox, Emilia, 1974- .
- Harwood, Ronald, 1934- .
- Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland) .
- Kilar, Wojciech .
- Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962- .
- Lipman, Maureen .
- Meyer, Jessica Kate .
- Polanski, Roman .
- Rayner, Julia .
- Sarde, Alain, 1952- .
- Stoppard, Ed .
- Studio Canal .
- Szpilman, Władysław. Śmierć miasta .
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