Roman Polanski
Born in Paris, France — Aug 18 1933
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Roman Polański (born 18 August 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Born in Paris to Polish parents, Polański relocated with his family to Poland in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued his education in Poland and became a critically acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films. Polański's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has since received five more Oscar nominations, and in 2002 received the…
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Le Grand Échiquier
Self
The Pianist
Directing
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
The Ninth Gate
Directing
Wedden, dat..?
Self
Rush Hour 3
Det. Revi
Scene by Scene
Self
Chinatown
Man with Knife
Rosemary's Baby
Directing
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Self - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Directing
Tower Heist
Crew
The Playboy Murders
Self (archive footage)
An Officer and a Spy
Concertgoer (uncredited)
The Ghost Writer
Directing
Repulsion
Spoon Player
Bitter Moon
Writing
Carnage
Neighbor
E! True Hollywood Story
Un film et son époque
Self
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Alfred
Oliver Twist
Production
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director of Chinatown (archive footage)
Tess
Writing
Frantic
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Tenant
Trelkovsky
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
The Palace
Directing
Pirates
Directing
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
To Each His Own Cinema
Directing
Cul-de-sac
Directing
Macbeth
Writing
Based on a True Story
Directing
The Magic Christian
Solitary Drinker
Venus in Fur
Directing
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Self
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Death and the Maiden
Directing
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Mammals
Directing
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
Knife in the Water
Young Man (voice)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
What?
Mosquito
Kanal
Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
Dead Tired
Roman Polanski
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Day at the Beach
Production
Le court des grands
Directing
Playboy: The Story of X
Self (archive footage)
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
Self
The Revenge
Józef Papkin
Lotna
Musician (uncredited)
The King of Ads
Directing
A Generation
Mundek
Blood for Dracula
Gambler
The Family
Self
The New Cinema
Self
Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Valerie
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
A Pure Formality
Inspector
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
Filming 'Tess'
Self
Elle s'appelait Françoise
Self
Innocent Sorcerers
Dudzio
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Self
Samson
Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
Quiet Chaos
Steiner
Nikodem Dyzma
Porter (uncredited)
Koniec nocy
'Mały'
Mia and Roman
Himself
A Special Day
Self
Ciao, Federico!
Self (uncredited)
Weekend of a Champion
Self
Wraki
Romek
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
Self (archive footage)
Polanski Meets Macbeth
Self
Tess: From Novel to Screen
Self
Empire of the Censors
Self
On the Trail of the New Wave
Self (archive footage)
Con bravura
Caroler
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Himself
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Polanski y los ojos del mal
Himself
The Evolution of Snuff
Back in the USSR
Kurilov
Chassé-croisé
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
Self
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
Tess: The Experience
Self
Weekend of a Champion
Himself
The Girl Across the Way
Writing
The Boat on the Grass
Writing
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
Romek
Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean
Writing
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
Self (archive footage)
Memories of a Young Pianist
Man in Tavern (archive footage)
When Angels Fall
Old Woman
Break Up the Dance
Directing
Murder
Directing
G.G. Passion
Production
Komeda, Komeda...
Self
The Stalking Moon
Fabrice Fournier
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
Self
The River of Diamonds
Random Citizen
Two Gangsters and an Island
Self
A Taste for Women
Writing
Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'
Self
Cracow by Polanski
Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West
Self
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
Self
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective
Self
Twist by Polanski
Bad Luck
Tutor (uncredited)
The Last Days of Sharon Tate
Self (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
Self
What Will My Wife Say to This?
Dancer
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
Self (archive footage)
Last Pictures
Self
Three Stories
Genek "Mały" (segment 2)
The Lamp
A passer-by (uncredited)
Trzy starty
Basia's Brother
Two Men and a Wardrobe
Bad Boy
Ostrożnie yeti
Driver
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
Self
A British Horror Film
Self
En attendant Godot
Lucky
Godzina bez słońca
Bicycle
Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
Magical Bicycle
Adaś
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
Dracula: The True Story
Himself
A Toothful Smile
Directing
Polanski par Polanski
Self
Hedda Gabler
Directing
The Nomad
Self
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski
The Fat and the Lean
the lean
The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography
Sharon Tate Home Movies
Directing
Roman by Polanski
Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski
Self