The Pianist

The Pianist DVD cover Country France Germany Poland UK USA Directed by Roman Polanski Release Date 2002 Language English German Russian Studio R.P. Productions Runteam Studio Babelsberg Heritage Films Distributor StudioCanal Main Cast Character Actor Wladyslaw Szpilman Adrien Brody Dorota Emilia Fox Jurek Michal Zebrowski Wilm Hosenfeld Thomas Kretschmann Majorek Daniel Caltagirone Henryk Edd Stoppard Wladyslaw's father Frank Finlay Wladyslaw's mother Maureen Lipman

The Pianist is a 2006 World War II biographical drama directed by Roman Polanski and starring Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman, a pianist who witnesses the German occupation of Poland. The film was adapted from Szpliman's autobiographical novel of the same name and would go on to be nominated for seven Academy Awards, receiving two for Best Director and Best Actor.

The following weapons were used in the film The Pianist:

Pistols

Luger P08

The Luger P08 is mainly used by a brutal SS officer, primarily in summary executions.

Luger P08 9x19mm.

The SS Officer selecting Jews with his Luger P08.

The SS Officer kills a Jew for asking a question. You can tell the armorer only loaded the Luger with 1 round as the action locks back after he fires this shot.

Note the fake post-production muzzle flash.

The SS NCO executes several Jewish workers for looking weak.

He draws a new magazine...

...and reloads his P08.

Walther P38

Walther P38s are smuggled into the Warsaw Ghetto and are used by resistance fighters.

Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm

Władysław Szpilman (Adrian Brody) finds a Walther P38 being smuggled in with potatoes.

A man helping a wounded resistance fighter has a Walther P38 in his free hand.

Tokarev TT-33 Pistol

The Tokarev TT-33 Pistol can be seen holstered, but not actually seen out of the holster.

Tokarev TT-33, 7.62x25mm

A Polish police officer with a holster for the Tokarev TT-33 Pistol. In reality, Polish police at this time used Nagant M1895 Revolvers.

A Polish soldier to the left has a holster for a Tokarev TT-33 Pistol, but the gun itself is not seen.

Walther PP

The Walther PP is holstered by Wilm Hosenfeld (Thomas Kretschmann).

Walther PP

A Walther PP in its holster.

When he straightens himself out, you can see the Walther PP magazine extension.

Submachine Guns

MP-40

MP40 9mm

German soldier with an MP40

War criminal Heinrich Klaustermeyer (center right) holds an MP40. This shot is most likely a reference to a photograph taken during the uprising.

SS Soldier takes cover with an MP40

Steyr-Solothurn S1-100

Steyr-Solothurn S1-100/MP34 submachine gun - 9x19mm

SS Soldiers on the left and right hold Steyr MP-34s.

A German medic holds a Steyr-Solothurn S1-100.

An SS soldier with a Steyr-Solothurn S1-100.

Sten Mk II

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

A Sten Mk II next to several rifles

A resistance fighter armed with a Sten is shot

A resistance fighter helping a wounded comrade has a Sten slung on his back.

PPSh-41

Some of the Polish troops are seen armed with PPSh-41s.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

A Polish soldier with a PPSh-41 confronts Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody).

A Soviet soldier with a PPSh-41 shoos recently freed death camp prisoners from the POW enclosure.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

Most German soldiers use the Karabiner 98k.

Karabiner 98k

Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody) and his father watch as the Wehrmacht march into Warsaw

German soldier (Joachim Paul Assböck) with a K98 slung over his back

The same pair of German soldiers armed with Karabiner 98ks

An SS soldier searches the building for resistance fighters

Mosin Nagant

A few Polish troops are seen with Mosin Nagant M38s, notably the one that confronts Wladek Szpilman (Adrien Brody) after confusing him for a German.

M38 carbine

A Polish soldier to the right with a Mosin Nagant confronts Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody).

Machine Guns

MG 34

An MG34 can be seen being lugged on the shoulders of the soldiers marching into Warsaw.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

Some German soldiers at the head of the column march with MG34s.

DP-28

Degtyaryev machine gun 7.62x54mm R

A man in the middle is carrying a DP-27/28

Hand Grenades

Model 24 "Stielhandgranate"

Several Model 24 Stielhandgranate can be seen in the resistance weapons cache and some being thrown at resistance fighters by Wehrmacht soldiers.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Stielhandgranate being moved by a resistance member.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

Several Model 39 Eihandgranate can be seen in the resistance weapons cache.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

Eihandgranate.

F-1 hand grenade

What appears to be an F-1 hand grenade is used by a Polish soldier confronting Wladek Szpilman (Adrien Brody).

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

A Polish soldier throwing an F-1 hand grenade (circled in red).

Other

75mm leIG 18

The 75mm leIG 18 infantry gun is used by the Germans to punch a hole through the Ghetto wall and get to the resistance fighters.

7.5cm le.IG 18 Infantry Support Gun

75mm leIG 18

Panzerfaust

Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead

A resistance fighter fires a Panzerfaust into the military hospital.

PIAT

Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT)

A resistance fighter carries a PIAT.

Flammenwerfer 41

The Flammenwerfer 41 is used by German soldiers to clear the buildings around the military hospital of resistance fighters.

Flammenwerfer 41 flamethrower

Flammenwerfer 41.

Good view of the backpack.

Good view of the nozzle.