Roman Polanski (I)


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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 97 wins & 96 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Chinatown Director
(1974)
Vuokralainen Director
(1976)
The Ghost Writer Director
(2010)
Carnage Director
(2011)

Filmography

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 2012 A Therapy (Short)
 2011 Carnage
 2005 Oliver Twist
 2002 Pianisti
 1996 Vasco Rossi: Gli Angeli (Music Video)
 1992 Katkera kuu
 1991 The King of Ads (Documentary) (segment "Vanity Fair commercial")
 1988 Frantic
 1986 Merirosvot
 1976 Vuokralainen
 1974 Chinatown (directed by)
 1972 Mikä?
 1972 Formula 1 lähtöruudussa (Documentary) (uncredited)
 1971 Macbeth
 1966 Umpikuja
 1965 Inho
 1964 Maailman hienoimmat huijaukset (segment "La Rivière de Diamants", scenes deleted)
 1962 Imettäväiset (Short)
 1961 Le gros et le maigre (Short)
 1959 Gdy spadaja anioly (Short)
 1959 Lampa (Short)
 1958 Kaksi miestä ja kaappi (Short)
 1957 Morderstwo (Short)
 1957 Rozbijemy zabawe... (Short)
 1957 Usmiech zebiczny (Short)
 1955 Rower (Short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Autobiography: "Roman", William Morrow & Co. (1984) See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies | 12 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 6 Interviews | 84 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

R. Polanski | Roman Polañski

Height:

5' 3" (1.6 m)

Spouse:

Emmanuelle Seigner  (2 children) | See more »

Children:

Morgane Polanski | See more »

Parents:

Liebling, Bula | Liebling, Ryszard

Relatives:

Polanski, Annette (half sibling)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

You make films for people, so you enjoy it when it's a success. Who wants an empty theatre? But you can't think of that when you're doing it because you have to satisfy your own artistic taste, and not trying to extrapolate it, asking whether they're going to like it or not, because it doesn't work this way, unfortunately. See more »

Trivia:

Had affair with Michelle Phillips from February to April 1969. See more »

Trademark:

By the end of his films, the protagonist often meets an uncertain, melancholic future (Yhdeksäs portti (1999), The Ghost Writer (2010), Rosemaryn painajainen (1968), Chinatown (1974) and Macbeth (1971)). See more »

Nickname:

Romek

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