TY - ADVS AU - Polanski,Roman AU - Benmussa,Robert AU - Sarde,Alain AU - Harwood,Ronald AU - Brody,Adrien AU - Kretschmann,Thomas AU - Finlay,Frank AU - Lipman,Maureen AU - Fox,Emilia AU - Stoppard,Ed AU - Rayner,Julia AU - Meyer,Jessica Kate AU - Edelman,Pawel AU - Kilar,Wojciech AU - Szpilman,W±adys±aw ED - R.P. Productions. ED - Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland) ED - Studio Babelsberg. ED - Runteam Ltd. ED - Studio Canal+. ED - Universal Pictures (Firm) TI - The pianist SN - 078327856X AV - CM DVD 00927 U1 - 791.43/72 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Universal City, Calif. PB - Universal KW - Szpilman, W±adys±aw KW - Jews KW - Poland KW - Warsaw KW - Biography KW - Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) KW - Personal narratives KW - Jewish musicians KW - Feature films KW - Films for the hearing impaired N1 - Based on the book âSmierâc miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman; Videodisc release of a 2002 motion picture; 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 Roman Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano; Director, Roman Polanski ; director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar; Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer; MPAA rating: R, for violence and brief strong language N2 - 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 ER -