Władysław Szpilman
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Władysław Szpilman was a Polish Jewish pianist, classical composer and Holocaust survivor. Szpilman is widely known as the central figure in the Roman Polanski film The Pianist, which was based on his
Szpilman c. 1940
Plaque on a house in Warsaw where Szpilman was hiding in 1943 in the studio of his friend, composer Czesław Lewicki
House at 223 Niepodległości Alley in Warsaw where in 1944 Szpilman met Wilm Hosenfeld
Commemorative plaque on the building
The Pianist (2002 film)
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The Pianist is a 2002 epic biographical historical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographica
Władysław Szpilman
…2000) was a Polish Jewish pianist, classical composer and Holocaust survivor. Szpilman is widely known as the central figure in the Roman Polanski film The Pianist, which was based on his autobiographical account of how he survived the German occupation of Warsaw and the Warsaw Uprising. Szpilman studied piano at…
US Theatrical release poster
Adrien Brody in 2011
Mała Street in Warsaw's Praga-Północ district used for filming of The Pianist