The pianist.
Publication details: Australia : Distributed by Universal Pictures, 2009.Description: 2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 142 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12cmSubject(s): Genre/Form:- Director, Roman Polanski ; producers, Gene Gutowski, Roman Polanski ; screenplay, Ronald Harwood.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | DVD | PIA | Available | 069976 |
Based on the book by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
Library Loan Approved.
Special features: A story of survival - 39 minute behind-the-scenes documentary ; Photo gallery ; International posters ; Trailers ; Filmographies.
Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Special features.
Director, Roman Polanski ; producers, Gene Gutowski, Roman Polanski ; screenplay, Ronald Harwood.
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer.
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.
Rated: MA15+
Rated: MA 15+
In English. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
