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Title:

The pianist [videorecording] / a Roman Polanski film ; a France-Poland-Germany-United Kingdom coproduction ; R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam Ltd. with the participation of Canal+ ... [et al.] ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Widescreen ed.

Publisher:

Universal,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

1 videodisc (149 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Szpilman, Władysław--Drama.
Jews--Warsaw--Warsaw--Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Warsaw--Warsaw--Personal narratives.
Jewish musicians--Warsaw--Warsaw--Biography.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Polanski, Roman.
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. Śmierć miasta.

Notes:

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer. Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman. Videodisc release of a 2002 motion picture. 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.

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.

ISBN:

9780783278568
078327856X

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52498257

UPC:

025192276620

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