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: He spends years hiding in ruined buildings, often starving and witness to the total destruction of his city.

: While Brody played the piano in wide shots, close-ups of the hands featured professional Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak . Watch The Pianist (2002)

: The story begins in 1939, as Szpilman is playing Chopin on Polish Radio while German bombs fall on Warsaw. : He spends years hiding in ruined buildings,

: Szpilman and his family are forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, where he eventually escapes deportation to a death camp with the help of a Jewish policeman. : Szpilman and his family are forced into

The film is based on Szpilman’s own autobiographical account .

Released in 2002, is a haunting biographical drama directed by Roman Polanski that depicts the survival of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish concert pianist, during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. The film is widely acclaimed for its unflinching portrayal of the Holocaust and won three Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Actor for Adrien Brody. The True Story of Wladyslaw Szpilman