Was “The Pianist” A Collaborator?
He became a national hero after his story of survival in the Warsaw ghetto was immortalized in the Oscar-winning film “The Pianist,” which won an Oscar for Adrien Brody (shown with director Roman Polanski). But the wartime exploits of the late Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman are at the centre of a row following accusations that he collaborated with the Gestapo.
