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The Pianist

starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
directed by: Roman Polanski

: The Pianist
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783278568
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078327856X
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 27, 2003
Running Time: 150 minutes
Sales Rank: 19087
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2002



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Amazon.com:
Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm award at the 2002 Cannes film festival, The Pianist is the film that Roman Polanski was born to direct. A childhood survivor of Nazi-occupied Poland, Polanski was uniquely suited to tell the story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew and concert pianist (played by Adrien Brody) who witnessed the Nazi invasion of Warsaw, miraculously eluded the Nazi death camps, and survived throughout World War II by hiding among the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto. Unlike any previous dramatization of the Nazi holocaust, The Pianist steadfastly maintains its protagonist's singular point of view, allowing Polanski to create an intimate odyssey on an epic wartime scale, drawing a direct parallel between Szpilman's tenacious, primitive existence and the wholesale destruction of the city he refuses to abandon. Uncompromising in its physical and emotional authenticity, The Pianist strikes an ultimate note of hope and soulful purity. As with Schindler's List, it's one of the greatest films ever made about humanity's darkest chapter. --Jeff Shannon



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A quick review for those wishing to see a great film.
I don't often watch contemporary films because I find most of them to reek of crummy Hollywood fluff ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Thought provoking
The Pianist is one of those movies which holds your attention every minute. I was nearly afraid to see ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I
I did have to return the HD/DVD for a different DVD, my mistake dont have HD. However, recieved a new DVD ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rare, but True Depiction of Polish Suffering. Good Poles, Jews, Germans & Bad as Well - PERIOD. Cada School/Library Should Have
Polish filmaker Polanski shows the truth in his movie. Polanski was born and raised in Poland. He had a Catholic ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Polanski comes back with a masterpiece
I'm not sure if I've submitted a review on this film but here goes. After a series of disappointing films, director ... Read More

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