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Roman Polanski
Writer 92 years old

Roman Polanski

Paris, France

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... Read full bio →

Filmography

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J'accuse

J'accuse

Roman Polanski 2019 2h 12m 7.0

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island.

D'après une histoire vraie

D'après une histoire vraie

Roman Polanski 2017 1h 37m 6.0

A writer goes through a tough period after the release of her latest book, as she gets involved with an obsessive admirer.

La Vénus à la fourrure

La Vénus à la fourrure

Roman Polanski 2013 1h 36m 8.1

An actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.

Carnage

Carnage

Roman Polanski 2011 1h 20m 7.6

Tells the story of two sets of parents who decide to have a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a schoolyard brawl.

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

Roman Polanski 2010 2h 8m 7.6

A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate

Roman Polanski 1999 2h 13m 7.3

Dean Corso, a passionate antique dealer, is on the hunt for a book that supposedly Satan personally created. A mystery thriller from Roman Polanski starring Johnny Depp.

Bitter Moon

Bitter Moon

Roman Polanski 1992 2h 19m 7.5

After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

Frantic

Frantic

Roman Polanski 1988 2h 7.1

Ford plays an American doctor whose wife suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

Pirates

Pirates

Roman Polanski 1986 2h 4m 7.5

Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo. The question is, can he keep this pace up?

Tess

Tess

Roman Polanski 1979 2h 52m 6.6

A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.

Le locataire

Le locataire

Roman Polanski 1976 2h 6m 8.8

A quiet and inconspicuous man (Trelkovsky) rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill himself.

Che?

Che?

Roman Polanski 1972 1h 54m 7.0

During her Italian vacation, a beautiful young American tourist finds herself a guest in a coastal villa inhabited by some odd people.

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Roman Polanski 1971 2h 21m 8.8

A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.

Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

Roman Polanski 1968 2h 18m 8.0

Rosemary’s Baby is a classic physiological horror film from Roman Polanski about a young couple who move into a New York apartment to start a family and have a baby. Things soon turn ugly as Rosemary believes her baby isn’t safe around their strange neighbors.

Dance of the Vampires

Dance of the Vampires

Roman Polanski 1967 1h 48m 8.2

A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

Roman Polanski 1966 1h 52m 7.9

A fugitive and his partner invade a recluse's castle.

Repulsion

Repulsion

Roman Polanski 1965 1h 45m 8.3

Carol is a young beauty parlor worker who falls into violent paranoia (including terrifying hallucinations) over a weekend. This classic psychological thriller by Roman Polanski still holds up today.

Les plus belles escroqueries du monde

Les plus belles escroqueries du monde

Roman Polanski, Jean-Luc Godard 1964 1h 48m

Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo - Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam - The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris - France (L'homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel).

Ssaki

Ssaki

Roman Polanski 1962 10m

"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure approaches: it's a man, pulling a small sleigh on which another man sits, plucking a dead bird. They stop to trade places; the one now on the sleigh takes out his knitting.

Nóz w wodzie

Nóz w wodzie

Roman Polanski 1962 1h 34m 9.0

A couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing. As the voyage progresses, the antagonism between the two men grows. A violent confrontation is inevitable.

Le gros et le maigre

Le gros et le maigre

Roman Polanski 1961 15m

A small and thin barefoot slave (played by Polanski) plays a flute and beats a drum to entertain his large master who rocks in a rocking chair in front of his mansion. The slave jumps and leaps like a madman, wipes his master's brow, feeds him, washes his feet, shades him from the sun with an umbrella and holds a urinal for him.

Gdy spadaja anioly

Gdy spadaja anioly

Roman Polanski 1959 21m

The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence of an elderly woman who serves as an attendant in the lavatory.

Dwaj ludzie z szafa

Dwaj ludzie z szafa

Roman Polanski 1958 15m

The film features two men who emerge from the sea carrying a large wardrobe, which they proceed to carry into a town.

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