The Pianist (2002 movie)

The Pianist is a 2002 war biographical drama movie produced and directed by Roman Polanski. The script was written by Ronald Harwood. It starred Adrien Brody.

It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist (1946), a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor.

The Pianist was released on 24 May 2002 at the Cannes Film Festival to strong positive critical reviews. It was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

The movie won many Academy Awards such as for Best Director (Polanski), Best Adapted Screenplay (Harwood), and Best Actor (Brody), and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture.

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Belgium	25 September 2002
France	25 September 2002
Israel	3 October 2002
Switzerland	10 October 2002 (German speaking region)
Greece	19 October 2002
Germany	24 October 2002
Austria	25 October 2002
Italy	25 October 2002
Netherlands	28 November 2002
Spain	13 December 2002
Portugal	13 December 2002
South Korea	3 January 2003
Canada	24 January 2003
United Kingdom	24 January 2003
Ireland	24 January 2003
Czech Republic	6 February 2003
Japan	15 February 2003
Turkey	28 February 2003
Argentina	6 March 2003
Australia	6 March 2003
Brazil	7 March 2003
Uruguay	7 March 2003
Slovenia	13 March 2003
Iceland	14 March 2003
Hong Kong	20 March 2003
Hungary	20 March 2003
Mexico	21 March 2003
Chile	27 March 2003
United States	28 March 2003
Finland	11 April 2003
Russia	1 May 2003
Peru	8 May 2003
Romania	9 May 2003
Kazakhstan	30 May 2003
Bulgaria	13 June 2003
Slovakia	19 June 2003
Taiwan	20 June 2003
Denmark	4 July 2003
Lithuania	11 July 2003
Estonia	1 August 2003
Sweden	15 August 2003
Norway	22 August 2003
Latvia	31 October 2003