The pianist
- Publication/Creation:
- [Distributed by] Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
- Edition:
- Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- The pianist / Focus Features ; Studio Canal ; a Roman Polanski film ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood ; R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam Ltd. with the participation of Canal+ [and others].
- Related/Included Titles:
- Śmierć miasta.
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Polanski, Roman
Benmussa, Robert
Sarde, Alain, 1952-
Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020
Kilar, Wojciech, composer
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
Szpilman, Władysław. Śmierć miasta
R.P. Productions
Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland)
Studio Babelsberg
Runteam Ltd
Studio Canal+.
Focus Features
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Feature films
Biographical films
Historical films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Film adaptations - Subjects:
- Szpilman, Władysław--Drama
Jews--Poland--Warsaw--Biography--Drama
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw--Personal narratives--Drama
Jewish musicians--Poland--Warsaw--Biography--Drama
Description/Summary
- 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.
- Language:
- English
French - Language Note:
- English (with some German subtitled in English) or dubbed French soundtracks; optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Note:
- DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
- General Note:
- "A France-Poland-Germany-United Kingdom coproduction."
Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
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 Władysław Szpilman playing the piano. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer.
Piano solos performed by Janusz Olenjniczak ; music performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra of Poland, conducted by Tadeusz Strugala. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990030821910302486
- ISBN:
- 1417020059
9781417020058 - OCLC Number:
- 71815498
- Other Identifiers:
- Universal Product Code: 025193088529
- Publisher Number:
- 30885 Focus Features
- Barcode:
- 010002548909
010002548910
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