The pianist / 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+ [and others] ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood.

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Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who was a brilliant pianist. When his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps, he escaped and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Pianist (Motion picture : 2002) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Filharmonia Narodowa (Warsaw, Poland) R.P. Productions Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland) Studio Babelsberg Runteam Ltd Studio Canal+ TVA Films (Firm)
Other Authors:	Polanski, Roman Benmussa, Robert Sarde, Alain, 1952- Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020 Brody, Adrien Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962- Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016 Lipman, Maureen Fox, Emilia, 1974- Stoppard, Ed Rayner, Julia Meyer, Jessica Kate Edelman, Pawel, 1958- Kilar, Wojciech Olejniczak, Janusz, 1952- Wolczedska, Hanna Strugała, Tadeusz, 1935- Szpilman, Władysław Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or French soundtracks, with optional French subtitles.
Published:	Toronto, Ont. : TVA Films, 2003.
Edition:	Limited soundtrack edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Szpilman, Władysław > Drama. Jews > Poland > Warsaw > Drama. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Warsaw > Drama. Jewish musicians > Poland > Warsaw > Drama. Motion picture music > Excerpts. Piano music. Szpilman, Władysław. Jewish musicians. Jews. Poland > Warsaw. 1939-1945 Drama.
Genre:	Drama. Excerpts.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Format:	Video DVD

Contents:

disc 1: Feature film
disc 2: Special features
disc 3. Sony Classical CD Soundtrack: music from and inspired by The pianist = La musique originale et inspirée du film The pianist.
disc 2. Special features. "A story of survival" featurette
Theatrical trailers
Television spots including Adrien Brody interview segments
Poster gallery
Photo gallery
Bonus audio tracks from the Sony classical CD soundtrack
Soundtrack spot
Director's notes
Q and A with Roman Polanski
The Warsaw Ghetto : historical background
About Wladyslaw Szpilman
About the filmmakers
About the cast.
disc 3. Music from and inspired by The pianist. Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) (4:06) ; Nocturne in E minor, op. 72, no. 1 (4:28) ; Nocturne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1 (5:56) ; Ballade no. 2 in F major, op. 38 (7:38) ; Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 (5:56) ; Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34, no. 2 (5:11) ; Prelude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4 (2:27) ; Grande polonaise brillante preceded by an Andante spianato : op. 22 (14:00) / Frédéric Chopin
Moving to the ghetto Oct. 31, 1940 / Wojciech Kilar (1:54)
Mazurka in A minor, op. 17, no. 4 / Frédéric Chopin (3:48).