Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

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 Polański's 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.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Paris, France
    Birthday
    8/18/1933
The Tenant
The Tenant
7.658
The Lamp
The Lamp
5.974
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
6.406
Mia and Roman
Mia and Roman
4
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
6
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
5
Polanski par Polanski
0
The Revenge
The Revenge
5.268
Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski
Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski
0
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
0
A British Horror Film
A British Horror Film
5.2
The Nomad
The Nomad
0
Grand écran: Roman Polanski Directs in London
Grand écran: Roman Polanski Directs in London
0
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
0
Cracow by Polanski
Cracow by Polanski
0
Twist by Polanski
3
The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography
3
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski
0
A Pure Formality
A Pure Formality
7.527
When Angels Fall
When Angels Fall
6.455
The Fat and the Lean
The Fat and the Lean
6.229
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective
5
Dance of the Vampires
Dance of the Vampires
6.981
Two Gangsters and an Island
Two Gangsters and an Island
6
Bicycle
1
Godzina bez słońca
Godzina bez słońca
1
The Evolution of Snuff
The Evolution of Snuff
3.3
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
0
Weekend of a Champion
Weekend of a Champion
7
Back in the USSR
Back in the USSR
4
En attendant Godot
En attendant Godot
1
Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'
Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'
6
Weekend of a Champion
Weekend of a Champion
7.6
Knife in the Water
Knife in the Water
7.3
Polanski Meets Macbeth
Polanski Meets Macbeth
0
Memories of a Young Pianist
5
Con bravura
0
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
6
Polanski y los ojos del mal
6
Koniec nocy
Koniec nocy
4
Dracula: The True Story
Dracula: The True Story
7
Last Pictures
0
Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3
6.436
A Generation
A Generation
6.813
Two Men and a Wardrobe
Two Men and a Wardrobe
6.39
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
2
Elle s'appelait Françoise
Elle s'appelait Françoise
0
The Last Days of Sharon Tate
The Last Days of Sharon Tate
0
Chinatown
Chinatown
7.9
Innocent Sorcerers
Innocent Sorcerers
7.058
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
6.7
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
0
Chassé-croisé
Chassé-croisé
2
Tess: From Novel to Screen
Tess: From Novel to Screen
0
Seduced and Abandoned
Seduced and Abandoned
6.1
The New Cinema
0
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
5
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
0
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
1
Blood for Dracula
Blood for Dracula
5.601
Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company
8
Tess: The Experience
Tess: The Experience
10
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
5.5
Magical Bicycle
Magical Bicycle
1
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
2
Filming 'Tess'
Filming 'Tess'
0
On the Trail of the New Wave
0
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
2.8
Ciao, Federico!
Ciao, Federico!
6.6
Empire of the Censors
3.5
What?
What?
5.593
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
6
The Family
The Family
8
Repulsion
Repulsion
7.4
Playboy: The Story of X
Playboy: The Story of X
7
Ostrożnie yeti
Ostrożnie yeti
3
Dead Tired
Dead Tired
6.1
The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture
6.636
A Special Day
A Special Day
6
Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
1
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
7.194
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
7.3
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”
6.818
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
6.656
Wraki
Wraki
3.9
Three Stories
Three Stories
1
Samson
Samson
4.4
Trzy starty
Trzy starty
0
Kanal
Kanal
7.697
Lotna
Lotna
4.9
Quiet Chaos
Quiet Chaos
6.447
Close Up
Close Up
9
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo
0
Frantic
Frantic
6.704
What Will My Wife Say to This?
What Will My Wife Say to This?
1
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
6.385
Bad Luck
Bad Luck
6.6
Nikodem Dyzma
Nikodem Dyzma
4.7
An Officer and a Spy
An Officer and a Spy
7.084
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