Description
| Summary: | 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.
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| Item Description: | Universal: 23631.
Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
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 Roamn Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (149 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| Format: | DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. |
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| Audience: | MPAA rating: R, for violence and brief strong language. |
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| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski. |
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| ISBN: | 0783292651 |
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| Participant or Performer: | Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer. |
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| Language: | Closed-captioned; English, French or Spanish soundtracks, optional French or Spanish subtitles. |
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