
4.2“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”/ September 17, 2002
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”

Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Father

Mother

Curated based on cinematic style, tone, and audience acclaim
Dorota

Henryk Szpilman

Regina Szpilman

Halina Szpilman

Jurek

SS Slapping Father

Mr. Lipa

Feather Woman