Cast
Roman Polanski
Directing
Cast
Roman Polanski
Known for
Directing
Born
1933-08-18
From
Paris, France
Also known as Роман Поляньскі, Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling, Роман Полянский
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 Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has since received five more Oscar nominations, and in 2002 received the Academy Award for Best Director for his film, The Pianist. He has also been the recipient of two Baftas, four Césars, a Golden Globe and the Palme d'Or. He left Poland in 1961 to live in France for several years, then moved to the United Kingdom where he collaborated with Gérard Brach on three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States, immediately cementing his burgeoning directing status with the 1968 groundbreaking Academy Award winning horror film Rosemary's Baby. In 1969, Polański's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered while staying at the Polańskis' Benedict Canyon home above Los Angeles by members of the Manson Family. Following Tate's death, Polański returned to Europe and spent much of his time in Paris and Gstaad, but did not make another film until he filmed Macbeth (1971) in England. The following year he went to Italy to make What? (1973) and subsequently spent the next five years living near Rome. However, he traveled to Hollywood to direct Chinatown (1974) for Paramount Pictures, with Robert Evans serving as producer. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and was a critical and box-office success; the script by Robert Towne won for Best Original Screenplay. Polański's next film, The Tenant (1976), was shot in France, and completed the "Apartment Trilogy", following Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby. In 1977, after a photo shoot in Los Angeles, Polański was arrested for the sexual abuse of a 13 year old girl. He was charged with rape but pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. To avoid sentencing, Polański fled to his home in London, and then moved on to France the following day. He has had a U.S. arrest warrant outstanding since then, and an international arrest warrant since 2005. Polański continued to make films such as The Pianist (2002), a World War II-set adaptation of Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman's autobiography of the same name, which echoed some of Polański's earlier life experiences. Like Szpilman, Polański escaped the ghetto and the concentration camps while family members were killed. The film won three Academy Awards including Best Director, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, and seven French César Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. He then released the successful films Oliver Twist (2005), To Each His Own Cinema (2007), and The Ghost Writer (2010), completed while under house arrest. In September 2009, Polański was arrested by Swiss police, at the request of U.S. authorities, when he traveled to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. In October 2009, the U.S. requested his extradition; however, on July 12, 2010, the Swiss rejected that request and instead declared him a "free man" after releasing him from custody.
Rush Hour 3
as Det. Revi
Chinatown
as Man with Knife
Carnage
as Neighbor
The Fearless Vampire Killers
as Alfred
The Tenant
as Trelkovsky
An Officer and a Spy
as Concertgoer (uncredited)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Director of Chinatown (archive footage)
Repulsion
as Spoon Player
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Frantic
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dead Tired
as Roman Polanski
A Pure Formality
as Inspector
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self (archive footage)
A Special Day
as Self
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
as Self (archive footage)
Chaos: The Manson Murders
as Self
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
as Self
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Memories of a Young Pianist
as Man in Tavern (archive footage)
Kanal
as Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
Blood for Dracula
as Gambler
Mansfield 66/67
as Self - Filmmaker(archive footage)
Knife in the Water
as Young Man (voice)
The Magic Christian
as Solitary Drinker
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
The Family
as Self
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
A Generation
as Mundek
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
The New Cinema
as Self
What?
as Mosquito
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
as Self (uncredited)
Seduced and Abandoned
as Self
Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski
as Self
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
as Self (archive footage)
Filming 'Tess'
as Self
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
as Self
Quiet Chaos
as Steiner
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as Self
Polanski Meets Macbeth
as Self
Empire of the Censors
as Self
The Revenge
as Józef Papkin
Back in the USSR
as Kurilov
Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'
as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self (archive)
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
as Self
Ciao, Federico!
as Self (uncredited)
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
as Self
Ostrożnie yeti
as Driver
Mia and Roman
as Himself
Innocent Sorcerers
as Dudzio
Valerie
Weekend of a Champion
as Self
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Koniec nocy
as 'Mały'
The Evolution of Snuff
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
as Himself
Magical Bicycle
as Adaś
Weekend of a Champion
as Himself
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
as Romek
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
as self
Dracula in the Movies
Bad Luck
as Tutor (uncredited)
Elle s'appelait Françoise
as Self
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
Wraki
as Romek
The Lamp
as A passer-by (uncredited)
Chassé-croisé
Trzy starty
as Basia's Brother
Three Stories
as Genek "Mały" (segment 2)
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
as Self (archive footage)
The Nomad
as Self
A British Horror Film
as Self
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
En attendant Godot
as Lucky
Lotna
as Musician (uncredited)
What Will My Wife Say to This?
as Dancer
Nikodem Dyzma
as Porter (uncredited)
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self (archive footage)
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
as Self
Samson
as Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
Komeda, Komeda...
as Self
When Angels Fall
as Old Woman
Two Men and a Wardrobe
as Bad Boy
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective
as Self
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
as Self
The Last Days of Sharon Tate
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: The True Story
as Himself
The Stalking Moon
as Fabrice Fournier
Con bravura
as Caroler
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
as Self (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
as Self
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
as Self
Two Gangsters and an Island
as Self
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
as Self
Last Pictures
as Self
Polanski y los ojos del mal
as Himself
Bicycle
as Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
Tess: The Experience
as Self
The River of Diamonds
as Random Citizen
The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography
The Fat and the Lean
as the lean
Polanski par Polanski
as Self
Godzina bez słońca
Cracow by Polanski
Roman by Polanski
Tess: From Novel to Screen
as Self
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West
as Self
Twist by Polanski
La scripte
as Lui-même