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The Pianist   2002         R, 148 min. Genre: Drama / Musical Director: Roman Polanski   Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, Ruth Platt, Michal Zebrowski, Wanja Mues, Richard Ridings, Nomi Sharron, Anthony Milner, Lucy Skeaping   After conquering Poland, Nazis place celebrated Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody) and his family in a Warsaw ghetto from which he escapes the planned deportation to a concentration camp. But there is no relief for Szpilman who is forced to endure not only Nazi brutality but disease and starvation as well on Warsaw's streets. A good film depicting the power inherent in man's inhumanity to man. The film won three Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actor (Brody), and received four other nominations, including Best Picture. Cast Adrien Brody Wladyslaw Szpilman Thomas Kretschmann Capt. Wilm Hosenfeld Frank Finlay Father Maureen Lipman Mother Emilia Fox Dorota Ed Stoppard Henryk Julia Rayner Regina Jessica Kate Meyer Halina Ruth Platt Janina Godlewska Michal Zebrowski Jurek Wanja Mues SS Slapping Father Richard Ridings Mr. Lipaw Nomi Sharron Feather Woman Anthony Milner Man Lucy Skeaping Street Musician