The Pianist

In this acclaimed effort, Holocaust survivor Roman Polanski tells the stirring true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a popular classical musician who encounters the horrors of the Nazi occupation of Warsaw during World War II. Adrien Brody delivers an Academy Award-winning performance as Szpilman, who is removed from his family, put on work detail, and dodges Nazi soldiers in the Warsaw ruins. With Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay and Maureen Lipman. 150 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.