Factual error: In a few scenes, you can see street signs with inscriptions in Polish, for example "Ulica Lubanski" (Lubanski's Street). In fact, because Polish language retained the Old Slavic case-system with seven cases for nouns, the inscription should be "Ulica Lubanskiego" ('Lubanski' is a nominative noun, and 'Lubanskiego' is a genitive/possessive case).
The Pianist (2002)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Michal Zebrowski
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody) survives the war thanks to a German officer who spared his life, gave him food and let him stay hidden in the attic of that house. The German officer (and the rest of his men) are sent to a Russian prison camp. Szpilman goes back to playing piano and unfortunately, never learns the name of the officer who saved his life. The name of the officer is Wilm Hosenfeld. Wilm Hosenfeld died in a Soviet prison in 1952. He was posthumously awarded the Yad Veshem's title of "Righteous Among Nations" in October 2007. Szpilman was not the only Jew he saved during WWII.
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Trivia: When director Roman Polanski won the Oscar for "Best Director" during the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony, he did not attend because of his statutory rape conviction in 1977. If he returns to the United States, Polanski will be immediately arrested once he steps into American soil. On late 2003, actor Harrison Ford presented the Oscar that Polanski won in March during the Deauville Film Festival in France.
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Answer: In the first hideout, neighbors discovered Szpilman, forcing him to flee. His next hiding place was damaged in a bombing. He then moved from location to location finding shelter and scavenging food wherever he could until the sympathetic German officer hid him in the attic.
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