The Pianist Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
4 of the most interesting The Pianist easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Pianist movie message.
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Music, War |
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Stars | Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Michal Zebrowski, Ed Stoppard |
| IMDB score | 8.5 |
The Pianist Movie Trivia
Adrien Brody lost 30 pounds to play Szpilman, eating just two boiled eggs for breakfast, a little chicken for lunch, and a small amount of fish or chicken with steamed vegetables for dinner over a six-week period. At his lightest he weighted just 130 pounds
The piano sound heard at the beginning of the movie The Pianist, 2002 by Roman Polanski was actual recording of W?adys?aw Szpilman playing Chopin Nocturne No.20 in C sharp-minor.
The Pianist Movie Easter Eggs
The scene after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is a recreation of the famous image of SS Soldiers watching a house burn down.
Accuracy details in The Pianist
When Szpilman meets the German officer, he knew that that Hosenfeld may not be hostile to him, because Hosenfeld addressed him using formal "Sie", not informal "Du", which was the usual way Germans were addressing Poles and Jews during the occupation