FILM

The Pianist (2002)

Name: The Pianist
Director: Roman Polanski
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2002-09-17
Duration: 150 min
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox

Film · 2002 · 150 min · R · Drama · War

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.

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.

Directed by Roman Polanski

Starring Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer

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When and where to watch in the United States

Released in cinemas in the United States on 28 March 2003.
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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	28 March 2003
Digital release	No date listed
Physical release	No date listed
Premiere or festival screening	4 December 2002 · Los Angeles, California
First cinema release anywhere	17 September 2002 (France)

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Release dates in 25 other countries

Country	In cinemas	Digital	Physical
France	17 Sept 2002	24 Aug 2011	3 Jun 2003
Poland	–	17 Sept 2002	–
Switzerland	–	10 Oct 2002	–
Greece	18 Oct 2002	–	–
Germany	24 Oct 2002	–	–
Austria	–	25 Oct 2002	–
Italy	25 Oct 2002	–	–
Spain	25 Oct 2002	–	–
Japan	–	1 Nov 2002	–
Netherlands	28 Nov 2002	–	18 Apr 2008
Australia	11 Dec 2002	–	–
Portugal	13 Dec 2002	–	–
South Korea	1 Jan 2003	–	–
Ireland	24 Jan 2003	–	–
United Kingdom	24 Jan 2003	–	–
Czechia	6 Feb 2003	–	29 Sept 2003
Türkiye	28 Feb 2003	–	–
Brazil	7 Mar 2003	–	–
Hungary	–	20 Mar 2003	–
Romania	–	9 May 2003	–
Kazakhstan	30 May 2003	–	–
Taiwan	20 Jun 2003	–	–
Lithuania	11 Jul 2003	–	–
Sweden	15 Aug 2003	–	–
Israel	3 Oct 2003	–	–

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