The Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman Interview by David Ensor Peter Jennings ABC

[femmefatale1990]

The "Nazi" who saved him (along with other fellow "Nazi's" saved other Poles from the Nazis....so sad that he couldn't have been saved. If there is a heaven, I'm 100% sure that, he's there now.

[slinkydinkky]

wow adrien brody actually looks like him

[Manolobartolo]

what a great report!

comparing this the type of reports and news in the USA today is nauseating!..

lovely story by the way

[rosytaylor621]

Man the suffering they endured

[lhrmeonom]

Did he ever know who saved him?

[Enix9]

@lhrmeonom The German that helped him? If so it's Wilm Hosenfeld

[2807Lea]

there was one human with the nazis... and his name was wilm hosenfeld!

[shakysyxx]

this movie was fucking awesome,havent seen it in years but ...man was it a good movie :P

[bas949]

it was an awesome movie

[TheFletch827]

God bless these men. The man who survived unbelievable circumstances with the self-less help of so many, and the German officer who saved him.

[ishitasingh91]

Did he really play the chopin ballade in front of the captain??

What must he be feeling??

[ishitasingh91]

Did he really play the chopin ballade in front of the captain??

What must he be feeling??

[zailaach]

what a fascinating story this is, even though that general was a killer and nazi and all that he saved Szpulman for some reason, I just watched Pianist and it's just so heartbreaking anyways all the jews that are killed by nazis are in heaven and all the nazis that killed jews are in hell burning, God bless

[MarcoBocoure]

@zailaach Szpilman not Szpulman!

[diemattadam]

just watched it xD

[redmonkeysaremylife]

i hope that even though the captain was a Nazi, he was forgiven by God and is now in heaven

[JACK1018440]

I salute you Władysław Szpilman

[m00r3e]

after watching the pianist and searching the name Wladyslaw Szpilman this is what comes up.- exactly what i was looking for

[patrykrucinski]

I love You Szpilman. Rest in peace. Requiescat in Pace. SPOCZYWAJ W SPOKOJU POLAKU! [*]

[sctivcrmnfeconicu430]

i saw the movie.it made me cry

[KwidzynDJDivisio]

Jesteśmy, My, Polacy, dumni, że mieliśmy taką perłę w Polsce, która nie dość, że była wrażliwa, to potrafiła wzruszyć serca miliardów ludzi na świecie. To był człowiek o wielkich ambicjach, o wielkim talencie, szkoda, że nie ma już Go wśród nas, żywych ... Składam pokłon ku Jego pamięci ... [*]

[wlodekbar]

Bardzo dobre:).

[chapinwrestler130]

I just finished watching the movie it was a really good movie, it's nice that we have people in this world like that Capt!! I wonder why they didn't free him?

[Detomidine]

@chapinwrestler130 According to the book The pianist", the Soviet officers thought his claim to have saved a Jew an outrageous lie so they tortured him. "He died with his spirit utterly broken".

I wish there were more books like The pianist, written by the victims from all sides of the war fronts. Unfortunately the Iron Curtain probably prevented any stories of the victims of Stalin's terror emerging until recently. Hopefully Imbi Paju's (Estonian) books are translated to english some day.



[DeathlyDavid]

@chapinwrestler130 it was too late to save the captain. You also must remember that the Russians were VERY angry at the Germans and killed millions of civilians (i think) and they didn't think that Nazis should be held trial like they did in the U.S. (if they did they were convicted anyway). 

[MrBoycat101]

@chapinwrestler130 he was a nazi they were communist

[lhrmeonom]

@chapinwrestler130 Maybe because the Russians thought every German was not important. They probably didn't even listened to him, and nobody was there to clear his name.

[angel4e197]

@chapinwrestler130

because he was already dead when szpilman heard about him

[TheKaroleczek]

you certainly wonder why didn`t they make him free.. it`s a wondering of a guy who doesn`t know the reality of the lands of the east side of iron curtain..... the russian are even worse in treating humans life.... the only difference between them and the germans is that the germans are better organised and accurate..... in extermination

[THEMOVIEMAKER202]

@chapinwrestler130 cause they were Russians

[Zuzannaq]

@chapinwrestler130

because they were mass murderers.

[iamhungey12345]

@Zuzannaq

Good number of his colleagues? Yes.

You need to look up on information regarding Wilm Hosenfeld.

[ObliviousBurrito]

@chapinwrestler130 The Soviets weren't as merciful as their western counterparts.

[PallaBallaa]

@chapinwrestler130 Well Szpilman tried during years, but the sowiets didnt free him and he perished there even though he saved more jews then just Szpilman.

[Gerzaj17]

The ppl who stayed in Warsaw after Uprising 1944 are called "warszawscy robinsonowie" - "Warsaw Robinsons" in PoleLand. It is about 100 persons, Jews from different countries, polish AK soldiers who refused to be imprison in PoW camp, few civilians and Szpilman among them but I don't know if he knew he wasn't alone.

[rubberbandman200]

i watched this just after i finished the movie The Pianist,

[DavoStreet]

A shame they didn't feature the proper song in the movie :(

[silexrifl]

@DavoStreet they did



[DavoStreet]

@silexrifl In the movie he plays Chopin's Ballade no. 1 for the German officer, instead of the Nocturne in C# minor.

[FuzzyDiceProduction]

@rubberbandman200 haha i did to

[Chopinco]

@rubberbandman200 im just gonna do the opposite :P ill watch the pianist now :P

[rubberbandman200]

@Chopinco So did you like the movie

[Chopinco]

@rubberbandman200 i did very much indeed! I play the piano and its a very inspiring story, i actually bought the movie =)

[urb3stm8]

@rubberbandman200 Same lol bout 5 mins ago. Fantastic movie

[IMBORIDOxGROZNY]

@rubberbandman200 me too ;)

[justinsgurl99]

@rubberbandman200 SAME