The Pianist is a 2002 epic biographical Holocaust war drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist (1946), a memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist, composer and Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman. The film was a co-production by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland.
US Theatrical release poster
Photograph of Władysław Szpilman
Mała Street in Warsaw's Praga-Północ district used for filming of The Pianist
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański is a French and Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, two Golden Globe Awards,
as well as the Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or.
Polanski in Paris, 2011
Polanski's star on the Łódź walk of fame
Roman Polanski with Sharon Tate in "The Fearless Vampire Killers", 1967
Polanski in Italy in 1984