Biography
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 1968 he moved to the United States, immediately cementing his burgeoning directing status with the 1968 groundbreaking Academy Award winning horror film Rosemary's Baby.
In 1969, Polański's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered while staying at the Polański's Benedict Canyon home above Los Angeles by members of the Manson Family. Following Tate's death, Polański returned to Europe and spent much of his time in Paris and Gstaad, but did not make another film until he filmed Macbeth (1971) in England. The following year he went to Italy to make What? (1973) and subsequently spent the next five years living near Rome. However, he traveled to Hollywood to direct Chinatown (1974) for Paramount Pictures, with Robert Evans serving as producer. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and was a critical and box-office success; the script by Robert Towne won for Best Original Screenplay. Polański's next film, The Tenant (1976), was shot in France, and completed the "Apartment Trilogy", following Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby.
In 1977, after a photo shoot in Los Angeles, Polański was arrested for the sexual abuse of a 13 year old girl. He was charged with rape but pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. To avoid sentencing, Polański fled to his home in London, and then moved on to France the following day. He has had a U.S. arrest warrant outstanding since then, and an international arrest warrant since 2005.
Polański continued to make films such as The Pianist (2002), a World War II-set adaptation of Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman's autobiography of the same name, which echoed some of Polański's earlier life experiences. Like Szpilman, Polański escaped the ghetto and the concentration camps while family members were killed. The film won three Academy Awards including Best Director, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, and seven French César Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. He then released the successful films Oliver Twist (2005), To Each His Own Cinema (2007), and The Ghost Writer (2010), completed while under house arrest.
In September 2009, Polański was arrested by Swiss police, at the request of U.S. authorities, when he traveled to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. In October 2009, the U.S. requested his extradition; however, on July 12, 2010, the Swiss rejected that request and instead declared him a "free man" after releasing him from custody.
Filmography
all 157
Movies 137
self 75
Director 31
TV Shows 20
Producer 4
Writer 4
The Palace (2023)
The Family (2023)
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto (2021)
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat (2020)
Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020)
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre (2019)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind (2019)
Based on a True Story (2017)
Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean (2017)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' (2014)
The Invasion: The Outbreak of WW2 (2014)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau” (2014)
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Weekend of a Champion (2013)
Venus in Fur (2013)
Seduced and Abandoned (2013)
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)
Close Up (2012)
Komeda, Komeda... (2012)
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (2012)
A Therapy (2012)
A Special Day (2012)
28 minutes (2012)
Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby' (2012)
Tower Heist (2011)
Carnage (2011)
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life (2011)
Cracow by Polanski (2010)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010)
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Memories of a Young Pianist (2009)
On the Trail of the New Wave (2009)
Greed (2009)
Bicycle (2008)
Il falso bugiardo (2008)
Quiet Chaos (2008)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Erotic Cinema (2007)
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess' (2007)
Polanski par Polanski (2006)
Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969 (2006)
The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography (2006)
Twist by Polanski (2006)
Le court des grands (2005)
Oliver Twist (2005)
Hedda Gabler (2004)
Filming 'Tess' (2004)
Tess: From Novel to Screen (2004)
Tess: The Experience (2004)
Leçon de Cinéma (2004)
Two Gangsters and an Island (2003)
Un film et son époque (2003)
A British Horror Film (2003)
The Revenge (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Polanski y los ojos del mal (2002)
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective (2000)
Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit (2000)
The Ten Commandments of Creativity (2000)
Last Pictures (2000)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
The Last Days of Sharon Tate (1999)
Playboy: The Story of X (1998)
Scene by Scene (1997)
Dracula: The True Story (1997)
Elle s'appelait Françoise (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Empire of the Censors (1995)
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski (1995)
Dead Tired (1994)
A Pure Formality (1994)
Death and the Maiden (1994)
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993)
Bitter Moon (1992)
Back in the USSR (1992)
The King of Ads (1991)
En attendant Godot (1989)
Frantic (1988)
Na siehste! (1987)
Pirates (1986)
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski (1984)
Na sowas! (1982)
Chassé-croisé (1982)
Wortwechsel (1982)
7 sur 7 (1981)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski (1980)
Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)
Tess (1979)
Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski (1979)
The Evolution of Snuff (1978)
The Tenant (1976)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Apostrophes (1975)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
Blood for Dracula (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
What? (1972)
Weekend of a Champion (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Polanski Meets Macbeth (1972)
Macbeth (1971)
The Boat on the Grass (1971)
Ciao, Federico! (1970)
A Day at the Beach (1970)
Will the Real Mr. Sellers... (1969)
The Magic Christian (1969)
Mia and Roman (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Girl Across the Way (1968)
The New Cinema (1968)
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967)
Apropos Film (1967)
Dance of the Vampires (1967)
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
The Nomad (1967)
G.G. Passion (1966)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
Repulsion (1965)
Grand écran: Roman Polanski Directs in London (1964)
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
A River of Diamonds (1964)
A Taste for Women (1964)
Mammals (1962)
Knife in the Water (1962)
Samson (1961)
Beware of Yeti! (1961)
The Fat and the Lean (1961)
Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow (1960)
Bad Luck (1960)
When Angels Fall (1959)
Lotna (1959)
The Lamp (1959)
What Will My Wife Say to This? (1958)
Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958)
Con bravura (1958)
Koniec nocy (1957)
Wraki (1957)
A Toothful Smile (1957)
Kanal (1957)
Murder (1957)
Break Up the Dance (1957)
Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
Magical Bicycle (1955)
Trzy starty (1955)
A Generation (1955)
Godzina bez słońca (1955)
Three Stories (1953)
The Stalking Moon
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1933-08-18 (90 years old)
Birth NameRaymond Thierry Liebling
Birth PlaceParis, France
ReligionJudaism
Height1.65-meter
RelationshipsBarbara Kwiatkowska-Lass (1959-01-01 - 1962-01-01), Sharon Tate (1968-01-01 - 1969-01-01)
SpouseEmmanuelle Seigner
ChildrenPaul Richard Polanski, Elvis Polanski, Morgane Polanski
FatherRyszard Polański
MotherBula Liebling
CitizenshipsPoland, France
Also Known AsRoman Polański, 로만 폴란스키, Роман Поляньскі, Ρόμαν Πολάνσκι, Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling, Роман Полянский, Роман Поланский, Роман Поланскі
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Director, César Award for Best Director, Honorary Citizen of the City of Łódź, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Commander of the Legion of Honour, European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award, César Award for Best Adaptation, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, European Film Award for Best Film, Silver Bear for Best Director, European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Medal for Merit to Culture, European Film Award for Best Screenwriter, European Film Award for Best Director
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