| Description |
1 videocassette (150 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. |
| Note |
Based on the book Smierc miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski. |
| Cast |
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R, for violence and brief strong language. |
| System Details |
VHS, Hi-fi stereo surround sound. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Szpilman, Wladyslaw.
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Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Biography.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Personal narratives.
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Jewish musicians -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Polanski, Roman.
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Benmussa, Robert.
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Sarde, Alain, 1952-
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Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020.
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Brody, Adrien.
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Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962-
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Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016.
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Lipman, Maureen, 1946-
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Fox, Emilia, 1974-
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Stoppard, Ed, 1974-
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Rayner, Julia.
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Meyer, Jessica Kate.
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Edelman, Pawel, 1958-
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Luze, Herve de, 1949-
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Kilar, Wojciech, 1932-2013.
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Sheppard, Anna.
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Starski, Allan, 1943-
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Szpilman, Wladyslaw.
Smierc miasta.
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R.P. Productions.
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Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland)
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| ISBN |
0783278551 : $11.99. |
| Standard No. |
096896106636 |
| Music No. |
61066 Universal |
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