About
Roman Polański (born 18 August 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Born in Paris to Polish parents, Polański relocated with his family to Poland in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued his education in Poland and became a critically acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films. Polański's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has since received five more Oscar nominations, and in 2002 received the Academy Award for Best Director for his film, The Pianist. He has also been the recipient of two Baftas, four Césars, a Golden Globe and the Palme d'Or. He left Poland in 1961 to live in France for several years, then moved to the United Kingdom where he collaborated with Gérard Brach on three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In...
Known for
The PianistMovie • 2002
NET PlayhouseSeries • 1966
Rosemary's BabyMovie • 1968
Rush Hour 3Movie • 2007
FranticMovie • 1988
ChinatownMovie • 1974
Tower HeistMovie • 2011
The Ghost WriterMovie • 2010
The Ninth GateMovie • 1999
The Fearless Vampire KillersMovie • 1967
Venus in FurMovie • 2013
An Officer and a SpyMovie • 2019
RepulsionMovie • 1965
Bitter MoonMovie • 1992
CarnageMovie • 2011
Oliver TwistMovie • 2005
The TenantMovie • 1976
Based on a True StoryMovie • 2017
Death and the MaidenMovie • 1994
PiratesMovie • 1986
E! True Hollywood StorySeries • 1996
TessMovie • 1979
Blood for DraculaMovie • 1974
What?Movie • 1972