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'good name for a pianist.' - Did Hosenfeldt say that ?


Was it in the memoir?

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Yes it was, thats what makes the irony in the movie: his name sounds very similar to the phrase piano or pianist in either polish or german. I forget which. I read it in the trivia.

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Szpilman reminded him of the german word "Spielmann" or literally "Play man".

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