The Pianist (2002) Reviews & Ratings

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The Pianist reviews

The Pianist holds a 8.4/10 average from 10,469 TMDB ratings.

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.

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