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The Pianist
“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”
The Pianist (2002) is a drama, war film directed by Roman Polanski. On Plot-hole, players averaged 3/5, with 77% solving the puzzle and 23% failing it, making it the #98 mediumest puzzle of 177 in the archive. The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Medium
3/5
Avg Score
77%
Solved
23%
Failed
319
Players
#98
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #179 · September 14, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
Warsaw during the Nazi occupation.
The Character (Clue 4)
A gifted musician watches his world collapse around him.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
He hides in the ruins of the city, starving and alone.
The Twist (Clue 2)
A German officer discovers him playing piano in a destroyed building.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Adrien Brody plays a Polish-Jewish pianist surviving the Holocaust.
The answer
The Pianist
Cast
Adrien Brody as Władysław 'Władek' SzpilmanThomas Kretschmann as Captain Wilm HosenfeldFrank Finlay as FatherMaureen Lipman as MotherEmilia Fox as DorotaEd Stoppard as Henryk SzpilmanJulia Rayner as Regina SzpilmanJessica Kate Meyer as Halina Szpilman
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is The Pianist hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- The Pianist had an average score of 3/5. 77% of players solved it, while 23% failed — a medium puzzle.
- Who directed The Pianist?
- The Pianist was directed by Roman Polanski.
- Who stars in The Pianist?
- The Pianist stars Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer.
- What genre is The Pianist?
- The Pianist is listed under Drama, War.
- Where does The Pianist rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- The Pianist ranks #98 of 177 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).