Movie (#423) Back to listing ID 423 Title The Pianist Overview The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city. Director Roman Polanski Year 2002 Votes 7634 Rating 8.38 Popularity 35.239 Budget 35000000 Poster Url https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2hFvxCCWrTmCYwfy7yum0GKRi3Y.jpg Are you sure you want to %action_name%?