03817cam a2200721 4500 501811953 TxAuBib 20210512120000.0 061002s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781417020058 $11.24 1417020059 $11.24 025193088529 30885 Focus Features (OCoLC)857378900 TxAuBib eng fre eng fre spa eng The pianist / a Roman Polanski film ; R.P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam Ltd. with the participation of Canal+ ... [et al.] ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood. Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio.) [Universal City, Calif] : [Distributed by] Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006] 1 videodisc (2 hr., 30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. "A France-Poland-Germany-United Kingdom coproduction.". Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: "A story of survival" featurette which includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski's own story of survival during WWII, behind-the-scenes interviews with Oscar winners Roman Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Władysław Szpilman playing the piano. Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard. Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard. Piano solos performed by Janusz Olenjniczak ; music performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra of Poland, conducted by Tadeusz Strugala. 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. MPAA rating: R, for violence and brief strong language. DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. Home use only. 20210512. Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). English or French soundtracks; optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles. Academy Awards for Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Director (Roman Polanski), and Best Screenplay (Ronald Harwood) for 2002. Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2002. Szpilman, Władysław Drama. Jews Poland Warsaw Biography Drama. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Poland Warsaw Personal narratives Drama. Jewish musicians Poland Warsaw Biography Drama. Feature films. Biographical films. Historical films. Films for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Polanski, Roman. Benmussa, Robert. Sarde, Alain, 1952- Harwood, Ronald, 1934- Kilar, Wojciech. Brody, Adrien. Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962- Finlay, Frank, 1926- Lipman, Maureen. Fox, Emilia, 1974- Stoppard, Ed. Szpilman, Władysław. R.P. Productions. Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw), Poland). Studio Babelsberg. Runteam Ltd. Studio Canal+. Focus Features. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm).