| Descript. |
2 videodiscs (DVD) (142 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches |
| Notes |
"Collectors 2-disc set"--Container. |
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Based on the book Smierc miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman. |
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Videodisc release of a 2002 motion picture. |
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Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australasia) |
| Contents |
disc 1. The pianist (142 min.) -- disc 2. Story of survival (39 min.) |
| Notes |
Classification MA 15+ Access restricted to persons over 15 years of age. Australian Classification. Proof of age required. |
| Credits |
Director, Roman Polanski ; director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar. |
| 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 |
Classification: MA 15+. Australian Classification. |
| Sys Details |
DVD, Region 4, PAL |
| Subject |
Szpilman, Wladyslaw -- Drama.
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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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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Other Author |
Polanski, Roman.
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Harwood, Ronald, 1934-
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Kilar, Wojciech.
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Lipman, Maureen.
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Finlay, Frank, 1926-
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Brody, Adrien.
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Sarde, Alain, 1952-
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Fox, Emilia, 1974-
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Benmussa, Robert.
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Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962-
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Stoppard, Ed.
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Rayner, Julia.
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Meyer, Jessica Kate.
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Edelman, Pawel, 1958-
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Szpilman, W?adys?aw.
S?mierc? miasta.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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R.P. Productions.
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Studio Canal+.
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Heritage Films (Firm : Warsaw, Poland)
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Studio Babelsberg.
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Runteam Ltd.
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Universal Pictures (Australasia).
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| ISBN/ISSN |
5050582091700 |
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8209170 Universal |
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