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Director:
Writers:
Jakub Goldberg (writer)
Roman Polanski (writer)
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Release Date:
28 October 1963 (USA) more
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Plot:
On their way to a sailing trip, an aging husband and wife invite along an emphatic young hitchhiker out of sheer patronization. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Polanski's Pardon? Not So Fast
 (From Huffington Post. 3 October 2009, 11:23 AM, PDT)

This Roman Polanski Chatter is Simply Out of Control
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 28 September 2009, 11:46 PM, PDT)

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Surprisingly free of violence more (66 total)

Cast

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Leon Niemczyk ... Andrzej
Jolanta Umecka ... Krystyna
Zygmunt Malanowicz ... Young Boy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Knife in the Water (USA)
Nóż w wodzie (Poland)
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Runtime:
94 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During one of top mast shots, the cameramen Jerzy Lipman was tied to the mast and hold a camera. Although the wind was not strong, the mast swung and the camera was heavy, so it was very difficult to take a good shot. All the time the director Roman Polanski was very excited about the shot and kept asking how it was going. Lipman got very angry and said "Fuck! It is fucking beautiful!" and... dropped the camera to the water. He had forgotten to attach it with the safety cable. The Arriflex camera couldn't be found by the divers and still lies somewhere in the lake. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the young boy is trying to stabilize the Christine by hanging off its side, you can see the railing of the camera boat in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jeszcze nie wieczór (2008) more

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Surprisingly free of violence, 13 August 2001
7/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Devastating and beautiful early film from talented director Roman Polanski...but 'beautiful' in a sad, melancholy sense. Rarely have I seen a picture which so vividly captures the wonder of weather (gray and drizzly skies and choppy sea water, illuminated suddenly by a burst of sun rays). Sure the film is in black-and-white, but that foreboding sky actually becomes a character in the plot involving a couple out for a boating weekend who pick up a hitchhiker and invite him along on their trip. Not a whole lot of story (in the conventional sense), but the photography and Kris Komeda's jazzy score makes the journey a worthy ride which builds in suspense and a creepy, muted kind of ambiance. Polanski's eye is unerring, but don't expect him to give into a big pay-off. The narrative is pretty much based in reality--it's grounded--and is without major outbursts, violence or melodrama. *** from ****

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