The film is based on the memoirs of wladyslaw szpilman. The director roman polanski tried to make the film as faithful of an adaptation as possible, with additional inspiration coming from events that Ò€¦ Enter the pianist.

The pianist is an account of the true life experience of a polish pianist during ww2, in the context of the deportation of the jewish community to the ghetto of warsaw, a setting virtually absent from all films Ò€¦ Wladyslaw szpilman (brody), a polish jewish radio station pianist, sees warsaw change gradually as world war ii begins. Szpilman is forced into the warsaw ghetto, but is later separated from his Ò€¦ Southeastern film critics association awards 2002 nominee sefca award best picture 9th place The pianist (2002) - cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Release date france (cannes film festival, premiere) russia june 24, 2002 (moscow film festival) poland

The pianist (2002) - cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Release date france (cannes film festival, premiere) russia june 24, 2002 (moscow film festival) poland