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World Wars The Pianist

The Pianist

Film · 2002

Original languageEnglish

Runtime

GenreDramaWar

Set in1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945
Letterboxd average
4.3 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0004Last checked

Directed byRoman Polanski
63 years
between the events and the release
1939 → 2002

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Event

The systematic extermination of Jewish people across Europe as perpetuated by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II. The genocide was conducted in various stages and by various means over the course of the war, though none more identifiable with the atrocity than the death camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, Belzec, Treblinka, and Sobibor. In all, some six million Jews would perish from 1941-1945.

filed under 1941

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Warsaw Ghetto Uprisingpull it on the timeline

Event · Part of The Holocaust

The largest organized revolt of Jews during the Second World War. Faced with deportation to concentration camps during the Holocaust, Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto accumulated weapons and supplies to face down a siege by German forces, tragically falling after nearly a month's resistance.

filed under 1943

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Production Information

Written by
Ronald Harwood
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
Production design
Allan Starski
Costume design
Anna B. Sheppard
Music by
Wojciech Kilar
Production countries
FranceGermanyPolandUnited Kingdom
Budget
$35 million
Box office
$120.1 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB.

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