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Son praises 'real heroes' who saved father in 'The Pianist'

FUKUOKA, Japan - Christopher Szpilman speaks in Japanese to a gathering of students at Seinan Gakuin University in Fukuoka, on June 3. Of his father Wladyslaw, a Polish Jew and concert pianist, portrayed as the protagonist in the film ''The Pianist,'' Christopher said that ''the real heroes'' were the German military officer who saved him and the many Polish people who gave him refuge.

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THE PIANIST

THE PIANIST ADRIEN BRODY as Wladyslaw Szpilman Date: 2002

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Quality: 2nd Generation. Film Title: The Pianist. Pictur

Quality: 2nd Generation. Film Title: The Pianist. Pictured: Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman. For further information: please contact The Pathe Press office on 020 7323 5151. THE PIANIST ADRIEN BRODY as Wladyslaw Szpilman. Date: 2002

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Son praises 'real heroes' who saved father in 'The Pianist'

FUKUOKA, Japan - Christopher Szpilman speaks in Japanese to a gathering of students at Seinan Gakuin University in Fukuoka, on June 3. Of his father Wladyslaw, a Polish Jew and concert pianist, portrayed as the protagonist in the film ''The Pianist,'' Christopher said that ''the real heroes'' were the German military officer who saved him and the many Polish people who gave him refuge. (Kyodo)