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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:

Commercial for Parisiennes cigarettes 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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Personal Quote:

[on La Vénus à la fourrure (2013)] This is my greatest satisfaction - to do what I can, what I'm allowed to do. The lower the budget, the more freedom I had. Here I had total and absolute freedom. On every point. If something is screwed up, you can only blame me. I have a sentiment and nostalgia for the theatre. I like the smell of the theatre. I like everything about it... so to ... See more »

Trivia:

Was one of the judges in the Miss Universe pageant in 1976. See more »

Trademark:

His films are often told in a subjective narrative. See more »

Nickname:

Romek

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