Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

1933-08-18

THE BIOGRAPHY

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

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

The Fearless Vampire Killers

The Fearless Vampire Killers

6.959
Chinatown

Chinatown

7.9
Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3

6.476
Playboy: The Story of X

Playboy: The Story of X

6.3
Quiet Chaos

Quiet Chaos

6.479
An Officer and a Spy

An Officer and a Spy

7.077
The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

5.8
The Tenant

The Tenant

7.625
Knife in the Water

Knife in the Water

7.306
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

2.8
A Generation

A Generation

6.8
Close Up

Close Up

9
Innocent Sorcerers

Innocent Sorcerers

7.1
A Pure Formality

A Pure Formality

7.4
What?

What?

5.527
The Family

The Family

8
Wraki

Wraki

4.1
The Lamp

The Lamp

6
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit

Tribute to Alfred Lepetit

1
When Angels Fall

When Angels Fall

6.6
Bad Luck

Bad Luck

6.7
Kanal

Kanal

7.7
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind

6.7
Nikodem Dyzma

Nikodem Dyzma

4.7
Con bravura

Con bravura

0
The Fat and the Lean

The Fat and the Lean

6.1
Elle s'appelait Françoise

Elle s'appelait Françoise

0
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

6.673
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

6.5
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

6.41
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

6.2
Weekend of a Champion

Weekend of a Champion

7
The Last Days of Sharon Tate

The Last Days of Sharon Tate

0
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

7.2
Il falso bugiardo

Il falso bugiardo

0
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective

Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective

5
Mia and Roman

Mia and Roman

4
Ciao, Federico!

Ciao, Federico!

6.8
Last Pictures

Last Pictures

0
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out

Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out

6
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow

Good Bye, Till Tomorrow

6.4
Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula

5.8
Weekend of a Champion

Weekend of a Champion

6.3
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski

Clive James Meets Roman Polanski

0
Carnage

Carnage

7.175
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

6
Two Men and a Wardrobe

Two Men and a Wardrobe

6.3
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

7
Back in the USSR

Back in the USSR

3.5
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence

Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence

6
Two Gangsters and an Island

Two Gangsters and an Island

6
The New Cinema

The New Cinema

0
Repulsion

Repulsion

7.409
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

5
Polanski Meets Macbeth

Polanski Meets Macbeth

0
Empire of the Censors

Empire of the Censors

3.5
Faye

Faye

6.7
The Stalking Moon

The Stalking Moon

0
Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West

Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West

0
Polanski par Polanski

Polanski par Polanski

0
Lotna

Lotna

5.2
Polanski y los ojos del mal

Polanski y los ojos del mal

6
The Revenge

The Revenge

5.4
Dead Tired

Dead Tired

5.977
En attendant Godot

En attendant Godot

1
Godzina bez słońca

Godzina bez słońca

1
Ostrożnie yeti

Ostrożnie yeti

3.2
Samson

Samson

4.6
Koniec nocy

Koniec nocy

4
Three Stories

Three Stories

1
Magical Bicycle

Magical Bicycle

1
What Will My Wife Say to This?

What Will My Wife Say to This?

1
Bicycle

Bicycle

1
Chassé-croisé

Chassé-croisé

2
Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski

Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski

0
Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'

Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'

6
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company

7.8
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski

Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski

2
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto

Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto

5.9
A British Horror Film

A British Horror Film

5.2
The Nomad

The Nomad

0
A Special Day

A Special Day

6
Dracula: The True Story

Dracula: The True Story

6.5
The Evolution of Snuff

The Evolution of Snuff

3.3
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

2
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

5
Tess: The Experience

Tess: The Experience

10
Filming 'Tess'

Filming 'Tess'

0
Tess: From Novel to Screen

Tess: From Novel to Screen

0
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

0
The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture

6.658
The Ten Commandments of Creativity

The Ten Commandments of Creativity

8
Trzy starty

Trzy starty

0
Cracow by Polanski

Cracow by Polanski

0
Memories of a Young Pianist

Memories of a Young Pianist

5
Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

0
Twist by Polanski

Twist by Polanski

3
The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography

The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography

3
On the Trail of the New Wave

On the Trail of the New Wave

0
Frantic

Frantic

6.723
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

6
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

7.3
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

6
Komeda, Komeda...

Komeda, Komeda...

0

8.1

10

5.3

2.5

7

6.4

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8

0

6

6.6

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6.4

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Roman Polanski