Biography
Roman Polanski (b. 1933, Paris) was born into a Polish Russian family of Jewish origin that moved to Kraków in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he studied direction at the National Film School in Łódź. His well-received feature debut Knife in the Water (1962) was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. He then worked in France and England, and he was awarded at the Berlinale two years running, for Repulsion (1965) and Cul-de-sac (1966). Soon after, in the United States, he created the horror comedy The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), parlaying its success into the sensational horror Rosemary’s Baby. He scored Best Director Academy Award nominations for the gangster film Chinatown (1974) and the literary adaptation Tess (1979), ultimately winning the coveted statuette for the war drama The Pianist (2002), which also brought him the Palme d’Or at Cannes that same year. In 2004 at KVIFF he accepted the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
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Director
Movies | |
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2023 |
The Palace |
2019 |
An Officer and a Spy |
2017 |
Based on a True Story |
2013 |
Venus in Fur |
2011 |
Carnage |
2010 |
The Ghost Writer |
2007 |
To Each His Own Cinema |
2005 |
Oliver Twist |
2002 |
The Pianist |
1999 |
The Ninth Gate |
1997 |
Tanz der Vampire |
1994 |
Death and the Maiden |
1992 |
Bitter Moon |
1988 |
Frantic |
1986 |
Pirates |
1979 |
Tess |
1976 |
The Tenant |
1974 |
Chinatown |
1972 |
What? |
1971 |
Macbeth |
1968 |
Rosemary's Baby |
1967 |
The Fearless Vampire Killers |
1966 |
Cul-de-sac |
1965 |
Repulsion |
1964 |
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers |
1962 |
Knife in the Water |
Documentaries | |
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1991 |
The King of Ads (video compilation) |
1972 |
Weekend of a Champion |
Short | |
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2012 |
A Therapy |
2009 |
GREED, a New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli |
1962 |
Mammals |
1961 |
The Fat and the Lean |
1959 |
The Lamp (student film) |
When Angels Fall (student film) |
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1958 |
Two Men and a Wardrobe (student film) |
1957 |
A Toothful Smile (student film) |
Break Up the Dance (student film) |
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Morderstwo (student film) |
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1955 |
Rower (student film) |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2023 |
The Palace |
2019 |
An Officer and a Spy |
2017 |
Based on a True Story |
2013 |
Venus in Fur |
2011 |
Carnage |
2010 |
The Ghost Writer |
1999 |
The Ninth Gate |
1992 |
Bitter Moon |
1988 |
Frantic |
1986 |
Pirates |
1979 |
Tess |
1976 |
The Tenant |
1974 |
Chinatown |
1972 |
What? |
1971 |
Macbeth |
The Boat on the Grass |
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1970 |
A Day at the Beach |
1968 |
La Fille d'en face |
Rosemary's Baby |
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1967 |
The Fearless Vampire Killers |
1966 |
Cul-de-sac |
1965 |
Repulsion |
1964 |
Aimez-vous les femmes ? |
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers |
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1962 |
Knife in the Water |
Series | |
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1963 |
Love Story |
Short | |
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2012 |
A Therapy |
1962 |
Mammals |
1961 |
The Fat and the Lean |
1959 |
The Lamp (student film) |
When Angels Fall (student film) |
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1958 |
Two Men and a Wardrobe (student film) |
1957 |
A Toothful Smile (student film) |
Break Up the Dance (student film) |
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Morderstwo (student film) |
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1955 |
Rower (student film) |
Producer
Movies | |
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2010 |
The Ghost Writer |
2002 |
The Pianist |
1992 |
Bitter Moon |
Actor
Movies | |
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2008 |
Quiet Chaos |
2007 |
Rush Hour 3 |
2002 |
The Revenge |
1999 |
The Ninth Gate |
1994 |
A Pure Formality |
Grosse fatigue |
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1992 |
Back in the U.S.S.R. |
1988 |
Frantic |
1982 |
Chassé-croisé |
1976 |
The Tenant |
1974 |
Andy Warhol's Dracula |
Chinatown |
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1972 |
What? |
1969 |
The Magic Christian |
1967 |
The Fearless Vampire Killers |
1965 |
Repulsion |
1961 |
Samson |
1960 |
Bad Luck |
Goodbye, til tomorrow |
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Innocent Sorcerers |
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1959 |
Speed |
1958 |
What Will My Wife Say to This? |
1957 |
Canal |
Eroica |
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1956 |
Koniec nocy |
Nikodem Dyzma |
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Wraki |
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1955 |
A Generation |
Trzy starty |
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Zaczarowany rower |
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1953 |
Trzy opowiesci |
Short | |
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2000 |
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit |
1961 |
The Fat and the Lean |
1959 |
The Lamp (student film) |
When Angels Fall (student film) |
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1958 |
Con bravura |
Two Men and a Wardrobe (student film) |
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1955 |
Rower (student film) |
Performer
Shows | |
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2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
2016 |
Stupéfiant ! |
2010 |
2010 European Film Awards |
Le Petit Journal |
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2002 |
2002 World Awards |
1997 |
Corazón de... |
1996 |
Continuarà... |
Scene by Scene |
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1987 |
La Nuit des Molières |
1984 |
Cinema 3 |
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski |
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1982 |
Maurizio Costanzo Show |
1981 |
7 sur 7 |
1976 |
La Nuit des Césars |
1975 |
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche |
1967 |
Apropos Film |
1964 |
Hollywood Backstage |
Fans
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