The Pianist
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.
| Corporate Author: | R.P. Productions., Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland), Studio Babelsberg., Runteam Ltd., Studio Canal+., Universal Pictures (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Polanski, Roman., Benmussa, Robert., Sarde, Alain, 1952-, Harwood, Ronald, 1934-, Brody, Adrien., Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962-, Finlay, Frank, 1926-, Lipman, Maureen., Fox, Emilia, 1974-, Stoppard, Ed., Rayner, Julia., Meyer, Jessica Kate., Edelman, Pawel, 1958-, Kilar, Wojciech., Szpilman, Władysław. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Published: |
[United States] :
Universal,
c2002.
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| Edition: | Widecreen ed. |
| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
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 Roamn Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: R, for violence and brief strong language. |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski. |
| ISBN: |
078327856X |