Le PIANISTE
Year:
2002
Production Country:
United Germany / France / Great Britain / Poland / USA
A brilliant Jewish pianist escapes deportation from the Warsaw ghetto. A German officer comes to his aid and helps him to survive.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Wladyslaw Szpilman Adrien Brody
- Captain Wilm Hosenfeld Thomas Kretschmann
- Mr Szpilman, the father Frank Finlay
- Mrs Szpilman, the mother Maureen Lipman
- Dorota Emilia Fox
- Henryk Szpilman, the brother Ed Stoppard
- Regina Szpilman, the sister Julia Rayner
- Halina Szpilman, the sister Jessica Kate Meyer
- Jurek Michał Żebrowski
- SS officer who slaps father Wanja Mues
- Mr Lipa Richard Ridings
- feather woman Nomi Sharron
- man waiting to cross Anthony Milner
- street musician Lucy Skeaping
- street musician Roddy Skeaping
- street musician Ben Harlan
- Schutzpolizei Thomas Lawinky
- Schutzpolizei Joachim Paul Assböck
- Itzak Heller Roy Smiles
- Yehuda Paul Bradley
- Majorek Daniel Caltagirone
- Benek Andrzej Blumenfeld
- child at the wall Darian Wawer
- customer with coins Zbigniew Zamachowski
- customer with coins Lejb Fogelman
- SS officer Detlev von Wangenheim
- Rubinstein Popek
- woman with soup Zofia Czerwinska
- the soup snatcher Emilio Fernandez
- Schultz Udo Kroschwald
- SS shooting the woman Uwe Rathsam
- woman shot in the head Joanna Brodzik
- wailing woman Katarzyna Bargielowska
- woman with child Maja Ostaszewska
- Dr Ehrlich John Bennett
- Mr Grün Cyril Shaps
- boy with sweets Wojciech Smolarz
- fellow worker Lech Mackiewicz
- Janina Ruth Platt
- SS shooting Benek Frank Michael Köbe
- Zig Zag Torsten Flach
- SS making a speech Peter Rappenglück
- Janina's husband Ronan Vibert
- Gebczynski Krzysztof Pieczynski
- neighbour Katarzyna Figura
- Dorota's husband Valentine Pelka
- Szalas Andrew Tiernan
- Dr Luczak Tom Strauss
- Lednicki Cezary Kosinski
- other parts played by Grzegorz Artman
- other parts played by Adam Bauman
- other parts played by Pawel Burczyk
- other parts played by Zbigniew Dziduch
- other parts played by Marian Dziedziel
- other parts played by Nina Franoszek
- other parts played by Jerzy Goralczyk
- other parts played by John Keogh
- other parts played by Jaroslaw Kopaczewski
- other parts played by Patrick Lanagan
- other parts played by Dymitr Leszczenko
- other parts played by Dorota Liliental
- other parts played by Rafal Mohr
- other parts played by Andrzej Pieczynski
- other parts played by Morgane Polanski
- other parts played by Norbert Rakowski
- other parts played by Piotr Siejka
- other parts played by Weronika Szen
- other parts played by Andrzej Szenajch
- other parts played by Tomasz Tyndyk
- other parts played by Andrzej Walden
- other parts played by Zbigniew Walerys
- other parts played by Maciej Winkler
- other parts played by Tadeusz Wojtych
- other parts played by Andrzej Zielinski
- other parts played by Maurycy Zylber
- other parts played by Xawery Zylber
Credits
Direction
- Director Roman Polanski
- Assistant Director (1st) Ralph Remstedt
- Assistant Director Caroline Veyssière
- Assistant Director Zbigniew Gruz
- Assistant Director (2nd) Ewa Brodzka
- Assistant Director (2nd) Veronika Migon
- Assistant Director (2nd) Oliver Schnug
- Assistant Director (2nd) Marcin Szczerbic
- Crowd Marshal Marek Brodzki
- Script Supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
- Script Supervisor Anna Zenowicz
Production
- ©/Production Company RP Productions
- ©/Production Company Heritage Films
- ©/Production Company Babelsberg Studios
- ©/Production Company Runteam
- With the participation of Canal+
- With the participation of Studio Canal+, Le
- With the participation of BAC Films
- With the participation of Canal+ Polska
- With the participation of Telewizja Polska
- With the participation of Agencji Produkcji Filmowej
- With the participation of Filmförderung in Berlin-Brandenburg
- With the participation of FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
- With the participation of FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt
- International Sales StudioCanal
- Executive Producer Lew Rywin
- Executive Producer Henning Molfenter
- Executive Producer Timothy Burrill
- Producer Roman Polanski
- Producer Robert Benmussa
- Producer Alain Sarde
- Co-producer Gene Gutowski
- Line Producer Daniel Champagnon
- Associate Producer Rainer Schaper
- Production Manager Oliver Lüer
- Production Manager Michael Szczerbic
- Production Co-ordinator Gabriele Scheiger
- Production Co-ordinator Andrzej Besztak
- Location Manager Hildegard Westbeld
- Location Manager Grazyna Kozlowska
- Location Manager Janusz B. Czech
- Location Manager Lars Rieken
- Set Manager Jerzy Mizak
- Camp Manager Artur Kotowski
- Post-production Manager Françoise Piraud
- Production Assistant Nicole Zscherny
- Production Assistant Daniela Muck
- Production Assistant Jordan Waugh
- Production Assistant Antje Blümel
- Production Assistant Eva-Maria Pilling
- Production Assistant Daria Rogozinska
- Studio Babelsberg Studios
Casting
- Casting Celestia Fox
- Casting (German) Heta Mantscheff
- Casting (Assistant Director) Alex Johnson
- Casting (Assistant Director) Iris Müller
- Casting (Assistant Director) Martina Goldsmith
- Casting (Voice) Brendan Donnison
- Casting (Voice) Vanessa Baker
Writing
- Screenplay Ronald Harwood
- German Dialogue John Brownjohn
- Based on the book by Wladyslaw Szpilman
Photography
- Director of Photography Pawel Edelman
- Camera Operator Marek Rajca
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit) Bogdan Dabrowski
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit) Volker Gläser
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit) Patrick Kaethner
- Steadicam Operator Jörg Widmer
- Steadicam Operator Marcus Pohlus
Stills
- Stills Photography Guy Ferrandis
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Christian Künstler
- Digital Visual Effects Das Werk AG
- Visual Effects Éclair Numérique
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) Hans Seck
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) Kazimierz Wróblewski
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) Alister Mazzotti
- Special Effects (Technician) Adrian Lorbert
- Special Effects (Technician) Zbigniew Urbaszek
- Snow Roland Tropp
- Miniature Effects/Motion Control MagicMove/Magicon
- M/M (Miniature/Motion Control Supervisr) Joachim Grüninger
- M/M (Director of Photography) Britta Mangold
- M/M (Motion Control Operator) Mitch Enzmann
- M/M (Video Operator) Steffen Zeugner
- M/M (Video Operator) Stefan Galleithner
- M/M (Magicon Workshop Co-ordinator) Henrik Scheib
- M/M (Modelmaker) Sebastian Tuttas
- M/M (Modelmaker) Saskia Stoewer
- M/M (Modelmaker) Michel 'Lazy' Lazarus
- M/M (Model Painter) Cornelia H. Oettl
Editing
- Editor Hervé de Luze
- 1st Assistant Editor Margot Meynier
- Assistant Editor Lionel Cassan
- Assistant Editor Mélanie Braux
Design
- Production Designer Allan Starski
- Assistant Production Designer Sebastian Krawinkel
- Art Director Nenad Pecur
- Assistant Art Director Will Kley
- Assistant Art Director Anna Adamaszek
- Assistant Art Director Ewa Rojek
- Assistant Art Director Marek Kukawski
- Assistant Art Director Adrian Hochstrasser
- Assistant Art Director Wlodzimierz Szyrle
- Art Department Co-ordinator Daniela Klewitz
- Art Department Co-ordinator Ewa Pfeifer
- Head of Art Department Michael Düwel
- Set Decorator Gabriele Wolff
- Set Decorator Wieslowa Chojkowska
- Storyboard Maxime Rebière
Costumes
- Costume Designer Anna Biedrzycka
- Costume Designer (Associate) Gudrun Leyendecker
- Costume Supervisor Tina Strauss
- Costume Supervisor Malgorzata Stefaniak
- Wardrobe Assistant Janusz Adamiak
- Wardrobe Assistant Diana Gollmer
- Wardrobe Assistant Vanessa von Klier
- Wardrobe Assistant Elzbieta Kusnierz
- Wardrobe Assistant Patricia Puisy
- Wardrobe Assistant Antje Rohrberg
- Wardrobe Assistant Anna Rychlik
- Wardrobe Assistant Ewa Helman
- Wardrobe Assistant Magdalena Jadwiga Rutkiewicz-luterek
- Wardrobe Assistant Adam Kocemba
- Wardrobe Assistant Kirsten Pichotka
- Wardrobe Assistant Fides Joppien
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Didier Lavergne
- Make-up Artist Waldemar Pokromski
- Make-up/Hair Assistant Sonali Chatterjee
- Make-up/Hair Assistant Alicja Kozlowska
- Make-up/Hair Assistant Dariusz Krysiak
- Make-up/Hair Assistant Tomasz Matraszek
- Make-up/Hair Assistant Matuszczak
- Make-up/Hair Assistant Irmela Osswald
- Hairstylist Jean-Max Guérin
Titles
- Titles Das Werk AG
Film processing
- Digital Post-production Scanlab
Music
- Music Wojciech Kilar
- Piano Solos Performed by Janusz Olejniczak
- Music Performed by Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Clarinet Solist Hanna Wolczedska
- Orchestra Conductor Tadeusz Strugala
- Chopin Music Supervised/Recorded/Mixed Marcus Herzog
- Music Co-ordinator Grazyna Kozlowska
- Music Co-ordinator Zbigniew Zbrowski
- Music Editor Suzana Peric
- Piano Coach for Mr Brody Daniel Sutton
Sound
- Music Recorded/Mixed by John Timperley
- Production Sound Mixer Jean-Marie Blondel
- Sound Technician Piotr Farynski
- Re-recording Mixer Dean Humphreys
- Co-mixer Anne Le Campion
- Sound Editor Gérard Hardy
- Assistant Sound Editor Marilena Cavola
- Assistant Sound Editor Nikolas Javelle
- Assistant Sound Editor Claude Broutin
- Assistant Sound Editor Raphaël Sohier
- Assistant Sound Editor Carlos Pinto
- Assistant Sound Editor Svetlana Vaynblat
- Dialogue Editor Katia Boutin
- Sound Effects Gérard De Lagarde
- Crowd Editor Alexandre Widmer
- Supervising ADR Editor Paul Conway
- ADR Editor James Harrison
- ADR Editor Stefan Henrix
- Foley Artist Nicolas Becker
- Foley Artist Assia Dnednia
- Foley Recordist Fabrice Conesa
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Jim Dowdall
- Stunt Supervisor Armin Sauer
- Stunt Supervisor Zbigniew Modej
- Stunt Supervisor Antje Rau
- Stunts Janusz Chlebowski
- Stunts Piotr Cichon
- Stunts Robert Cichon
- Stunts Jacek Dlugosz
- Stunts Ryszard Francman
- Stunts Jacek Jelen
- Stunts Jacek Kadlubowski
- Stunts Stella Kuczynska
- Stunts Pawel Pliszka
- Stunts Jacek Ryniewicz
- Stunts René Schobes
- Stunts Józef Stefanski
- Stunts Sylwester Zawadzki
- Stunts Zofia Bachleda-zolnierczyk
- Understudy for Adrien Brody Stefan Gieysztor
Consultant
- Military Consultant Andrew Mollo
- Military Consultant Andrzej Szenajch
- Project Consultant Ian Burlingham
- Historical Consultant Jan Jagielski
- Dialect Coach Julie Adams
- German Coach for Mr Brody Paul Sonderegger
- Weapons Detta Lenz Robinson
- Armourer Arkadiusz Rosczak
- Animal Trainer Adam Warchol
Publicity
- [Roman Polanski's publicist] Jean-Pierre Vincent