The Pianist 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SS Officer selecting Jews with his Luger P08 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the fake post-production muzzle flash. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SS NCO executes several Jewish workers for looking weak. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He draws a new magazine... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and reloads his P08. Walther P38 Walther P38s are smuggled into the Warsaw Ghetto and are used by resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Władysław Szpilman (Adrian Brody ) finds a Walther P38 being smuggled in with potatoes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33, 7.62x25mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish police officer with a holster for the Tokarev TT-33 Pistol . In reality, Polish police at this time used Nagant M1895 Revolvers . Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Walther PP in its holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When he straightens himself out, you can see the Walther PP magazine extension. Submachine Guns MP-40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldier with an MP40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing War criminal Heinrich Klaustermeyer (center right) holds an MP40 . This shot is most likely a reference to a photograph taken during the uprising . Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS Soldier takes cover with an MP40 Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr-Solothurn S1-100/MP34 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS Soldiers on the left and right hold Steyr MP-34s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German medic holds a Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS soldier with a Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 . Sten Mk II Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk II - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sten Mk II next to several rifles Error creating thumbnail: File missing A resistance fighter armed with a Sten is shot Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish soldier with a PPSh-41 confronts Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k Error creating thumbnail: File missing Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody ) and his father watch as the Wehrmacht march into Warsaw Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldier (Joachim Paul Assböck ) with a K98 slung over his back Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same pair of German soldiers armed with Karabiner 98ks Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M38 carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Some German soldiers at the head of the column march with MG34s . DP-28 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryev machine gun 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75mm leIG 18 Panzerfaust Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead Error creating thumbnail: File missing A resistance fighter fires a Panzerfaust into the military hospital. PIAT Error creating thumbnail: File missing Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flammenwerfer 41 flamethrower Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flammenwerfer 41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Good view of the backpack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Good view of the nozzle. 
