Roman Polanski
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Roman Polanski (born Raymond Liebling, August 18, 1933 in Paris) is a Franco-Polish film director, writer, actor and producer. A celebrated arthouse filmmaker, and Hollywood director of such films as Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Chinatown (1974), he is also known for his tumultuous personal life. In 1969, his wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by the Manson Family. In 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a thirteen year old girl, Polanski fled to France, where he now resides.
Unwilling to return to the United States and face arrest, he has continued to direct films in Europe, including Frantic (1988), the Academy Award-winning and Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or-winning The Pianist (2002), and Oliver Twist (2005).
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Filmography
Director
| Year | Film | Oscar nominations | Oscar wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Zaczarowany rower (also as Bicycle) | ||
| 1957 | Morderstwo (also as A Murderer) | ||
| Uśmiech zębiczny (also as A Toothful Smile) | |||
| Rozbijemy zabawę (also as Break Up the Dance) | |||
| 1958 | Dwaj ludzie z szafą (also as Two Men and a Wardrobe) | ||
| 1959 | Lampa (also as The Lamp) | ||
| Gdy spadają anioły (also as When Angels Fall) | |||
| 1961 | Le Gros et le maigre (also as The Fat and the Lean) | ||
| Ssaki (also as Mammals) | |||
| 1962 | Nóż w wodzie (also as Knife in the Water) | 1 | |
| 1964 | Les plus belles escroqueries du monde (also as The Beautiful Swindlers)—segment: "La rivière de diamants" | ||
| 1965 | Repulsion* | ||
| 1966 | Cul-de-sac | ||
| 1967 | The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, Madam, but Your Teeth Are in My Neck (also as Dance of the Vampires) | ||
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby* | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | Macbeth | ||
| 1973 | What? (also as Diary of Forbidden Dreams) | ||
| 1974 | Chinatown | 11 | 1 |
| 1976 | Le Locataire (also as The Tenant)* | ||
| 1979 | Tess | 6 | 3 |
| 1986 | Pirates | 1 | |
| 1988 | Frantic | ||
| 1992 | Bitter Moon | ||
| 1994 | Death and the Maiden | ||
| 1999 | The Ninth Gate | ||
| 2002 | The Pianist | 7 | 3 |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | ||
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema (segment Cinéma erotique) | ||
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | ||
| 2011 | Carnage | ||
| 2012 | A Therapy (short film for Prada) |
*These movies are part of his 'Apartment Trilogy'.
Actor
- Trzy opowieści (aka Three Stories) as Genek 'The Little' (segment "Jacek", 1953)
- Zaczarowany rower (aka Magical Bicycle) as Adas (1955)
- Rower (aka Bicycle) as the Boy who wants to buy a bicycle (1955)
- Pokolenie (aka A Generation) as Mundek (1955)
- Nikodem Dyzma as the Boy at Hotel (1956)
- Wraki (aka The Wrecks, 1957)
- Koniec nocy (aka End of the Night) as the Little One (1957)
- Dwaj ludzie z szafą (aka Two Men and a Wardrobe) as the Bad boy (1958)
- Zadzwońcie do mojej żony? (aka Call My Wife) as a Dancer (1958)
- Gdy spadają anioły (aka When Angels Fall Down) as an Old woman (1959)
- Lotna as a Musician (1959)
- Zezowate szczęście (aka Bad Luck) as Jola's Tutor (1960)
- Do widzenia, do jutra (aka Good Bye, Till Tomorrow) as Romek (1960)
- Niewinni czarodzieje (aka Innocent Sorcerers) as Dudzio (1960)
- Ostrożnie, Yeti! (aka Beware of Yeti!, 1961)
- Gros et le maigre, Le (aka The Fat and the Lean) as The Lean (1961)
- Samson (1961)
- Nóż w wodzie (aka Knife in the Water) voice of Young Boy (1962)
- Repulsion as Spoon Player (1965)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers as Alfred, Abronsius' Assistant (1967)
- The Magic Christian as Solitary drinker (1969)
- What? as Mosquito (1972)
- Chinatown as Man with Knife (1974)
- Blood for Dracula (Andy Warhol) as Man in Tavern (1976)
- Locataire, Le (aka The Tenant) as Trelkovsky (1976)
- Chassé-croisé (1982)
- En attendant Godot (TV) as Lucky (1989)
- Back in the USSR as Kurilov (1992)
- Una pura formalità (aka A Pure Formality) as Inspector (1994)
- Grosse fatigue (aka Dead Tired) as Roman Polanski (1994)
- Hommage à Alfred (aka Tribute to Alfred Lepetit, 2000)
- Zemsta (aka The Revenge) as Papkin (2002)
- Rush Hour 3 as Detective Revi (2007)
- Caos Calmo as Steiner (2007)
Writer
- Script for A Day at the Beach (1970) based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Simon Heere Heeresma.
- Polanski's autobiography, Roman by Polanski, sometimes known as Roman.
