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Other Works:
Directed and starred in the hit Paris stage production of "Amadeus" in the early 1980s.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies
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12 Print Biographies
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1 Portrayal
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4 Interviews
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64 Articles
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6 Pictorials
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6 Magazine Cover Photos
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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Nickname:
Romek