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title: "The Piano Teacher: cast and crew"
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cast: 35
crew: 38
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# The Piano Teacher (2001): cast and crew

35 cast and 38 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Isabelle Huppert](https://film.one/person/isabelle-huppert.md) as Erika Kohut
- [Annie Girardot](https://film.one/person/annie-girardot.md) as Erika's Mother
- [Benoît Magimel](https://film.one/person/benoit-magimel.md) as Walter Klemmer
- [Susanne Lothar](https://film.one/person/susanne-lothar.md) as Mme Schober
- [Udo Samel](https://film.one/person/udo-samel.md) as Dr. George Blonskij
- [Anna Sigalevitch](https://film.one/person/anna-sigalevitch.md) as Anna Schober
- [Cornelia Köndgen](https://film.one/person/cornelia-kondgen.md) as Mme Gerda Blonskij
- [Thomas Weinhappel](https://film.one/person/thomas-weinhappel.md) as Baritone
- [Georg Friedrich](https://film.one/person/georg-friedrich.md) as L'homme en voiture
- [Philipp Heiss](https://film.one/person/philipp-heiss.md) as Naprawnik
- [William Mang](https://film.one/person/william-mang.md) as Un professeur
- [Rudolf Melichar](https://film.one/person/rudolf-melichar.md) as Le directeur
- Michael Schottenberg as Un professeur
- Gabriele Schuchter as Margot
- Dieter Berner as Le professeur qui chante
- Volker Waldegg as Teacher
- Martina Resetarits as Teacher
- Annemarie Schleinzer as Teacher
- Karoline Zeisler as Teacher
- Liliana Nelska as Secretary
- Luz Leskowitz as Violinist
- Viktor Teuflmayr as Pianist
- Vivian Bartsch as Woman in drive-in
- Florian Koban as Pupil
- Thomas Auner as Haydn Pianist
- Andreas Donat as Chopin Pianist
- Gerti Drassl
- Klaus Händl
- Erika Kollmann-Till
- Nina Kripas
- Esther Pils
- Petra Reichel
- Arbesi Sufi
- Marcus Zeuner
- [Eva Green](https://film.one/person/eva-green.md) as Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Michael Haneke](https://film.one/person/michael-haneke.md): Director
- Katharina Biró: Assistant Director
- Fritz Noltmann: Assistant Director
- Hanuš Polak jr.: First Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Michael Haneke](https://film.one/person/michael-haneke.md): Screenplay
- Elfriede Jelinek: Novel

## Production

- [Veit Heiduschka](https://film.one/person/veit-heiduschka.md): Producer
- Yvon Crenn: Executive Producer
- Christine Gozlan: Executive Producer
- [Michael Katz](https://film.one/person/michael-katz.md): Executive Producer
- Kris Portier de Bellair: Casting
- Markus Schleinzer: Casting
- [Marin Karmitz](https://film.one/person/marin-karmitz.md): Producer
- [Alain Sarde](https://film.one/person/alain-sarde.md): Producer

## Camera

- [Christian Berger](https://film.one/person/christian-berger.md): Director of Photography
- Stefan Biebl: Steadicam Operator
- [Jörg Widmer](https://film.one/person/jorg-widmer.md): Steadicam Operator

## Editing

- [Nadine Muse](https://film.one/person/nadine-muse.md): Editor
- [Monika Willi](https://film.one/person/monika-willi.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- Jean-Pierre Laforce: Sound Mixer
- [Nadine Muse](https://film.one/person/nadine-muse.md): Sound Editor
- Guillaume Sciama: Sound Designer
- Pascal Chauvin: Foley Artist
- [Francis Haines](https://film.one/person/francis-haines.md): Original Music Composer

## Art

- [Christoph Kanter](https://film.one/person/christoph-kanter.md): Production Design
- Hans Wagner: Set Decoration
- Gustavo Sapão: Assistant Production Design
- Peter Ecker: Props

## Costume and make-up

- [Annette Beaufays](https://film.one/person/annette-beaufays.md): Costume Design
- Françoise Andrejka: Makeup Artist
- Fabienne Bressan: Hairstylist
- Ellen Just-Hofmann: Makeup Artist
- Thi-Loan Nguyen: Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
- Michaela Payer: Makeup Effects Designer
- Waldemar Pokromski: Makeup Effects Designer

## Visual effects

- Geoffrey Kleindorfer: Visual Effects

## Lighting

- Wolfgang Vince: Gaffer

## Crew

- Hans Wagner: Special Effects

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