Captain Wilm Hosenfeld — The Pianist Character Profile

About Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Wehrmacht officer who discovers the starving Szpilman in ruined buildings. Impressed by his playing, he allows him to hide, provides food, and leaves supplies before retreating. Later interned in a Soviet POW camp.

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Sturmabteilung
• Nazi Party
• Nazi Germany

Quick Facts about Captain Wilm Hosenfeld

Occupation

teacher, military personnel, resistance fighter

Captain Wilm Hosenfeld's Known Relations

• Nazi Germany — Allegiance
• Sturmabteilung — Member of

Character Facts

Played by

Thomas Kretschmann

Appears in

The Pianist (2002)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from The Pianist

• Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman (Adrien Brody)
• Father (Frank Finlay)
• Mother (Maureen Lipman)
• Mr. Lipa (Richard Ridings)
• Dorota (Emilia Fox)
• Schutzpolizei (Joachim Paul Assböck)
• Majorek (Daniel Caltagirone)
• Henryk Szpilman (Ed Stoppard)
• Regina Szpilman (Julia Rayner)
• Yehuda (Paul Bradley)
• Schutzpolizei (Thomas Lawinky)
• Feather Woman (Nomi Sharron)