Pianist, The (Widescreen)  /  DVD-Video
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)  /  Production Year: 2002  /  Region 1

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Select Product View: General Info Empire Reviews 5 Customer Comments Suggestions Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Overall Rating: 4.15 out of 5, including 5 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Synopsis "The best picture of theiyear." -Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and winner of 3, The Pianist stars Oscar winner Adrien Brody in the true-life story of brilliant pianist and composer Wladyslaw Szpilman, the most acclaimed young musician of his time until his promising career was interrupted by the onset of World War II. This powerful, ultimately triumphant film follows Szpilman's heroic and inspirational journey of survival with the unlikely help from a sympathetic German officer. A truly unforgettable epic, testifying to both the power of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit, The Pianist is a miraculous tale of survival masterfully brought to life by visionary filmmaker Roman Polanski in his most personal movie ever. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Adrien Brody  • Thomas Kretschmann  • Frank Finlay  • Emilia Fox  • Maureen Lipman  • Jessica Kate Meyer  • Julia Rayner  • Ed Stoppard Writers:  • Ronald Harwood Producers:  • Alain Sarde  • Roman Polanski  • Robert Benmussa Directors:  • Roman Polanski Product Information Features: A Story Of Survival Insight into the Making Of the Film and Its Authenticity 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 Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC] SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Spanish, French Studio: Universal Studios Production Year: 2002 Release Date: 5/27/2003 Length: 150 mins Rating: R Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: 62022766 UPC Code: 025192276620 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Academy Award Winners, Biopics, Drama, Holocaust, War, World War II Bargains: Under $11 Studios: Universal Studios Customers who bought this Title also bought About Schmidt  DVD-Video Chicago (Widescreen)  DVD-Video Reviews Overall Rating: 4.15 out of 5, including 5 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Customer Review very penetrating - 4.25 out of 5  (1/22/2004) This movie is not all flash and bam that we might be used to, but instead allows the viewer to enter the mind of an interesting character in order that we might gain a new understanding of that period in time from a completely unique perspective.   more >> Customer Review How did this win best screenplay? - 3.5 out of 5  (8/5/2003) I was very excited to see this movie when it came to dvd. It had won a couple of important academy awards and seemed like a sure winner. I thought this movie would be about a piano player trying to make a living in a war torn country. Well, I was wrong and most of the movie had the main character walking around in ruins and or waiting for the war to end. I was bored most of the time while watching the movie. There was not much dialouge or an interesting plot. When there was diolauge it was not   more >> Customer Review One of the greatest movies of our time - 4.5 out of 5  (6/16/2003) Adrien Brody really makes you believe he is stuck in the ghetto in WWII. This movie really showed me alot I didn't know/realize. The Pianist should of won best picture. It deserves it!   more >>