Roman Polanski

Also Credited As:

Raimund Polanski, Romek Polanski, Rajmund Roman Liebling
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Biography

Perhaps one of the most notorious directors in Hollywood, Roman Polanski was as known for his tumultuous personal life as he was for his dark, disquieting and quasi-autobiographical films. After a childhood stained by Nazi atrocities, Polanski emerged from his native Poland with the Oscar-nominated "Knife in the Water" (1962). He went on to establish a reputation with several films shot in England - namely the claustrophobic sexual thriller …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Other

Born

Rajmund Roman Liebling on August 18, 1933 in Paris, FR

LATEST CREDITS

The Revenge

Actor

The Tenant

Trelkovsky

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Himself

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Alfred--Abronsius' Assistant

A Pure Formality

Inspector

The Evolution of Snuff

Narration (Prologue )

Weekend of a Champion

Actor

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Kurilov

L' Envers du decors: portrait de Pierre Guffroy

Himself

Intimate Portrait: Mia Farrow

Interviewee

Generation

Mundek

Innocent Sorcerers

Polo

Rush Hour 3

Detective Revi

Roman Polanski: Reflections of Darkness

Interviewee

Seduced and Abandoned

Himself

Lotna

Actor

Che?

Zanzara

Dead Tired

Himself

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Actor

Chinatown

Man With Knife

Blood For Dracula

Actor

The Magic Christian

Man Listening to Lady Singer

Samson

Actor

Quiet Chaos

Actor

Repulsion

Spoons Player