The Pianist

Released Year: 2002

Certificate: R

Runtime: 150 minutes

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 85

Director: Roman Polanski

Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox

No of Votes: 729603

Gross: 32572577

Overview: A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

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