| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(149 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; English, French or Spanish soundtracks, optional French or Spanish subtitles. |
| Cast |
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski. |
| Note |
Libraries owns both full screen and widescreen formatted copies. |
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Based on the book Smierc miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman. |
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Special features: "A story of survival" featurette which includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski's own story of survival during WWII, behind-the-scenes interviews with Oscar winners Roamn Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R, for violence and brief strong language. |
| Summary |
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis. |
| Awards |
Academy Award winner, 2002 for: Best actor (Adrien Brody), Best director (Roman Polanski), and Best screenplay (Ronald Harwood). |
| Subject |
Szpilman, Władysław -- Drama.
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Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Personal narratives -- Videodiscs.
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Jewish musicians -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2002.
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| Added Author |
Polanski, Roman.
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Harwood, Ronald, 1934-
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Brody, Adrien.
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Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962-
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| ISBN |
0783292651 (full screen) |
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078327856X (widescreen) |
| Standard No. |
025192363122 |
| Music No. |
223631 Universal (full screen) |
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22766 Universal (widescreen) |
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