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The Pianist

Summary: A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
Runtime: 2 h 30 min
MPAA: R

Movie budget: $ 35,000,000
Domestic: $ 32,572,577
International: $ 87,500,000
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