28 Sep 2005
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.
The Pianist
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Adrien Brody Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
Thomas Kretschmann Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Frank Finlay Father
Maureen Lipman Mother
Emilia Fox Dorota
Ed Stoppard Henryk Szpilman
Julia Rayner Regina Szpilman
Jessica Kate Meyer Halina Szpilman
Michał Żebrowski Jurek
Wanja Mues SS Slapping Father
Richard Ridings Mr. Lipa
Nomi Sharron Feather Woman
Anthony Milner Man Waiting to Cross
Lucy Skeaping Street Musician
Roddy Skeaping Street Musician
Ben Harlan Street Musician
Thomas Lawinky Schutzpolizei
Joachim Paul Assböck Schutzpolizei
Roy Smiles Itzak Heller
Paul Bradley Yehuda
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