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Roman Polanski is a Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few truly international filmmakers. Roman Polanski was born in Paris in 1933. His parents returned to Poland from France in 1936, three years before World War II began. On Germany's invasion in... See full bio »
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Won 1 Oscar. Another 80 wins & 51 nominations. See more awards »

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  The Stalking Moon (pre-production)
Mr. Fournier (unconfirmed)
 2008 Caos calmo
Steiner
 2007 Rush Hour 3
Detective Revi (uncredited)
 2000 Hommage à Alfred Lepetit (Short)
 1994 Grosse fatigue
Roman Polanski
 1994 Una pura formalità
Inspector
 1992 Back in the U.S.S.R.
Kurilov
 1989 En attendant Godot (TV Movie)
Lucky
 1988 Frantic
Taxi Driver Who Hands Over the Matches to Dr. Walker (uncredited)
 1974 Blood for Dracula
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
 1972 Che?
Mosquito (uncredited)
 1969 The Magic Christian
Solitary Drinker
 1967 Dance of the Vampires
Alfred, Abronsius' Assistant
 1965 Repulsion
Spoon Player (uncredited)
 1962 The Knife in the Water
Young Boy (voice, uncredited)
 1961 Le gros et le maigre (Short)
The lean (uncredited)
 1961 Samson
 1961 Ostroznie, Yeti!
Driver
 1960 Niewinni czarodzieje
Dudzio
 1960 Do widzenia, do jutra
Romek (as R. Polanski)
 1960 Zezowate szczescie
Jola's Tutor (uncredited)
 1959 Lampa (Short)
A passer-by (uncredited)
 1959 Lotna
Musician
 1959 Gdy spadaja anioly (Short)
Old woman
 1958 Co rekne zena?
Dancer
 1958 Dwaj ludzie z szafa (Short)
Bad boy (uncredited)
 1957 Koniec nocy
Little One
 1957 Wraki
 1956 Nikodem Dyzma
Boy at Hotel (uncredited)
 1955 Godzina bez slonca (Short)
 1955 Rower (Short)
Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
 1955 Zaczarowany rower
Adas
 1955 Pokolenie
Mundek
 1953 Trzy opowiesci
Genek 'The Little' (segment "Jacek")
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Directed and starred in the hit Paris stage production of "Amadeus" in the early 1980s. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies | 12 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 4 Interviews | 64 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

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Alternate Names:

R. Polanski | Roman Polañski

Height:

5' 3" (1.6 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Pirates (1986)] To make a costume picture on a sound stage is bad enough. To do it on the deck of a galleon is terrible. I thought of building part of a boat, and also using models and interior sets. Then we decided it was easier to just build the whole boat. The boat is the set. Fine, except that it must also float, and the sails had to be unfurled, and taken up and down, and behind us was ... See more »

Trivia:

In February 2007 it was announced that Polanski would direct a $130m adaptation of Robert Harris' novel Pompeii. Orlando Bloom and Scarlett Johansson were rumoured to be starring, but in September 2007 he left the project due to concerns over the threatened Screen Actors Guild strike. See more »

Trademark:

Likes to arrange shots from the protagonist's perspective and slowly pan around the room to points of interest as the character notices them. See more »

Nickname:

Romek

Star Sign:

Leo

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