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Call Number: DVD00396

by Roman Polanski; Robert Benmussa; Alain Sarde; Ronald Harwood; Adrien Brody; Thomas Kretschmann; Frank Finlay; Maureen Lipman; Emilia Fox; Ed Stoppard; Julia Rayner; Jessica Kate Meyer; Pawel Edelman; Wojciech Kilar; Władysław Szpilman; R.P. Productions.; Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland); Studio Babelsberg.; Runteam Ltd.; Studio Canal+.; Universal Pictures (Firm); et al.

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal, ©2003.

Notes: Originally released in 2003 (150 mins.); edition includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski’s own story of survival during WWII, behind-the-scenes interviews and clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano; Based on the book Śmierć Miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman; Nominted for seven 2004 Academy Awards;

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.

OCLC #: 52498257