The Pianist was released in 2002. It is a biographical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and written by Ronald Harwood, based on Władysław Szpilman's 1946 memoir of the same name. The film stars Adrien Brody as Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist who survived the Holocaust by hiding in the ruins of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation.
Melodies of Resilience: The Life and Music of Władysław Szpilman - An Engaging English Quiz