The pianist [videorecording DVD]Roman Polanski Film,.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 DVD]Roman Polanski Film,.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.
Edition:
Widescreen version.
Publisher:
TVA Films,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. 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 ; Director's note by Roman Polanski ; Q&A with Roman Polanski ; The Warsaw Ghetto: Historical background ; Wladyslaw Szpilman biography ; production notes ; Sample tracks from the Sony Classical CD soundtrack ; Filmographies.
Contents:
Disc 1: Feature film -- disc 2: Special features.
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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