THE PIANIST
synopsis
Based on the novel by Wladyslaw Szpilman, one of Poland's most celebrated pianists known for his excellent interpretation of Chopin, Polanski's The Pianist tells about Szpilman's adventurous escape from certain death in the camps. He was noted by a music-loving Nazi officer who hid the pianist and brought him food.
| international title: | The Pianist |
| original title: | The Pianist |
| country: | France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom |
| sales agent: | StudioCanal |
| year: | 2002 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Roman Polanski |
| film run: | 148' |
| release date: | PL 06/09/2002, BE 25/09/2002, FR 25/09/2002, CH 25/09/2002, GR 18/10/2002, DE 24/10/2002, IT 25/10/2002, AT 25/10/2002, NL 28/11/2002, PT 13/12/2002, ES 13/12/2002, UK 31/01/2003, CZ 06/02/2003, SI 13/03/2003, IS 14/03/2003, HU 20/03/2003, FI 11/04/2003, SK 20/06/2003, DK 04/07/2003, LT 11/07/2003, EE 01/08/2003, SE 15/08/2003, NO 22/08/2003 |
| screenplay: | Ronald Harwood |
| cast: | Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Michael Zebrowski, Maureen Lipman |
| cinematography by: | Paweł Edelman |
| film editing: | Hervé de Luze |
| art director: | Allan Starski |
| costumes designer: | Anna B. Sheppard |
| music: | Wojciech Kilar |
| producer: | Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde |
| production: | R.P Productions |
| distributor: | BAC Films, Syrena (PL), Cinéart (BE), Frenetic Film (CH), Prooptiki (GR), Tbis (DE), 01 Distribution (IT), Constantin Film (AT), A-Film Distribution (NL), LNK (PT), DeAPlaneta (ES), Pathé Distribution (UK), Falcon (CZ), Fivia (SI), Bergvik (IS), Best Hollywood (HU), Cinema Mondo (FI), Camera Film (DK), ITA Slovakia (SK), MPDE (EE), Triangel Film (SE), Oro Film (NO), Radivision (BG) |
