Roman Polanski
Director, Producer, Actor
Roman Polanski is a film director, producer and actor. He’s best known for films such as Rosemary’s Baby, Repulsion, and Chinatown.
In 1977, Los Angeles authorities charged Polanski with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl that he had been hired to photograph as part of a series on adolescent girls. Polanski agreed to plead guilty to the least serious of the charges and, as he understood it, be released with time served. When he felt that the judge was unlikely to honor this deal, Polanski fled to France.
In October and November of 2017, several other women came forward to accuse Polanski of sexual assault:
- Molesting a 10-year-old girl in California in 1975
- Raping a 15-year-old girl in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1972
- Twice attempting to rape a 29-year-old woman in New York City in 1970
References
Film/TV Appearances
as cast member
Faye
Self (Archive footage)
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2024
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The Family
Self
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2023
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The Playboy Murders (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self (archive footage)
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2023
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Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
Self
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2021
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In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Self
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2020
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Helter Skelter: An American Myth (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Self - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)
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2020
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Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
Self
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2019
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An Officer and a Spy
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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2019
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Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
Self (archive footage)
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2019
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Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self
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2018
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Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
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2015
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Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
Self
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2014
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
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2014
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Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
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2014
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Weekend of a Champion
Himself
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2013
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Seduced and Abandoned
Self
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2013
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Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Self
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2012
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Close Up
Self (archive footage)
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2012
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Komeda, Komeda...
Self
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2012
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Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
Self (archive footage)
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2012
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A Special Day
Self
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2012
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28 minutes (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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2012
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Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'
Self
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2012
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Carnage
Neighbor
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2011
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Cracow by Polanski |
2010
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Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
Self
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2010
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Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
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2010
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Memories of a Young Pianist
Man in Tavern (archive footage)
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2009
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On the Trail of the New Wave
Self (archive footage)
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2009
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Bicycle
Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
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2008
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Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
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2008
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Quiet Chaos
Steiner
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2008
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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
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2008
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Rush Hour 3
Det. Revi
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2007
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Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
Self
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2007
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Polanski par Polanski
Self
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2006
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The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography |
2006
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Twist by Polanski |
2006
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Tess: The Experience
Self
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2004
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Filming 'Tess'
Self
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2004
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Tess: From Novel to Screen
Self
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2004
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Leçon de Cinéma (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Self
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2004
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Two Gangsters and an Island
Self
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2003
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Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West
Self
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2003
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Un film et son époque (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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2003
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A British Horror Film
Self
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2003
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Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2002
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The Revenge
Józef Papkin
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2002
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
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2002
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Polanski y los ojos del mal
Himself
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2002
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Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective
Self
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2000
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Light Keeps Me Company
Self
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2000
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Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
Self
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2000
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The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
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2000
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Last Pictures
Self
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2000
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The Last Days of Sharon Tate
Self (archive footage)
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1999
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Playboy: The Story of X
Self (archive footage)
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1998
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Scene by Scene (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1997
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Dracula: The True Story
Himself
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1997
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Elle s'appelait Françoise
Self
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1996
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E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series - 1 Episode) |
1996
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Empire of the Censors
Self
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1995
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Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski |
1995
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Dead Tired
Roman Polanski
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1994
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A Pure Formality
Inspector
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1994
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Back in the USSR
Kurilov
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1992
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En attendant Godot
Lucky
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1989
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Frantic
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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1988
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Na siehste! (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1987
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Wedden, dat..? (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1986
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Clive James Meets Roman Polanski |
1984
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Na sowas! (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1982
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Chassé-croisé |
1982
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Wortwechsel (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1982
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7 sur 7 (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1981
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Wetten, dass..? (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1981
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The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
Self
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1980
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Bayerischer Filmpreis (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1979
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Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski
Self
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1979
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The Evolution of Snuff |
1978
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The Tenant
Trelkovsky
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1976
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Self
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1975
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Apostrophes (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1975
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Spécial cinéma (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Self
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1974
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Blood for Dracula
Gambler
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1974
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Chinatown
Man with Knife
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1974
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What?
Mosquito
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1972
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Con bravura
Caroler
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1972
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Weekend of a Champion
Self
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1972
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Le Grand Échiquier (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1972
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Polanski Meets Macbeth
Self
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1972
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Ciao, Federico!
Self (uncredited)
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1970
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The Magic Christian
Solitary Drinker
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1969
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Mia and Roman
Himself
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1968
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The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self - Guest
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1968
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The New Cinema
Self
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1968
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Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Himself
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1967
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Apropos Film (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1967
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The Fearless Vampire Killers
Alfred
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1967
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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
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1967
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The Nomad
Self
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1967
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Repulsion
Spoon Player
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1965
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
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1962
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Knife in the Water
Young Man (voice)
|
1962
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Samson
Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
|
1961
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Ostrożnie yeti
Driver
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1961
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The Fat and the Lean
the lean
|
1961
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Innocent Sorcerers
Dudzio
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1960
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Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
Romek
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1960
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Bad Luck
Tutor (uncredited)
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1960
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When Angels Fall
Old woman
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1959
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Lotna
Musician (uncredited)
|
1959
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The Lamp
A passer-by (uncredited)
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1959
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What Will My Wife Say to This?
Dancer
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1958
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Two Men and a Wardrobe
Bad Boy
|
1958
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Koniec nocy
Mały
|
1957
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Wraki
Romek
|
1957
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Kanal
Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
|
1957
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Nikodem Dyzma
Porter (uncredited)
|
1956
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Magical Bicycle
Adaś
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1955
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Trzy starty
Basia's Brother
|
1955
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A Generation
Mundek
|
1955
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Godzina bez słońca |
1955
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Three Stories
Genek "Mały" (segment 2)
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1953
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The Stalking Moon
Fabrice Fournier
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Filmography
as crew member
The Palace
Director
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2023
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The Palace
Writer
|
2023
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An Officer and a Spy
Writer
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2019
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An Officer and a Spy
Director
|
2019
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Based on a True Story
Director
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2017
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Based on a True Story
Screenplay
|
2017
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Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean
Characters
|
2017
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Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
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2014
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Venus in Fur
Screenplay
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2013
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Venus in Fur
Director
|
2013
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A Therapy
Screenplay
|
2012
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A Therapy
Director
|
2012
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Tower Heist
Thanks
|
2011
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Carnage
Screenplay
|
2011
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Carnage
Director
|
2011
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Cracow by Polanski
Idea
|
2010
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The Ghost Writer
Screenplay
|
2010
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The Ghost Writer
Producer
|
2010
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The Ghost Writer
Director
|
2010
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Bicycle
Writer
|
2008
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Bicycle
Director
|
2008
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To Each His Own Cinema
Director
|
2007
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To Each His Own Cinema
Producer
|
2007
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Cinéma érotique
Director
|
2007
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Le court des grands
Director
|
2005
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Oliver Twist
Producer
|
2005
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Oliver Twist
Director
|
2005
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Hedda Gabler
Stage Director
|
2004
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The Pianist
Director
|
2002
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The Pianist
Producer
|
2002
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The Ninth Gate
Producer
|
1999
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The Ninth Gate
Screenplay
|
1999
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The Ninth Gate
Director
|
1999
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Death and the Maiden
Director
|
1994
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Bitter Moon
Director
|
1992
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Bitter Moon
Producer
|
1992
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Bitter Moon
Screenplay
|
1992
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The King of Ads
Director
|
1991
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Frantic
Writer
|
1988
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Frantic
Director
|
1988
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Pirates
Screenplay
|
1986
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Pirates
Director
|
1986
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Tess
Screenplay
|
1979
|
Tess
Director
|
1979
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The Tenant
Director
|
1976
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The Tenant
Screenplay
|
1976
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Chinatown
Director
|
1974
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What?
Director
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1972
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What?
Screenplay
|
1972
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Weekend of a Champion
Producer
|
1972
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Weekend of a Champion
Director
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1972
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Macbeth
Director
|
1971
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Macbeth
Screenplay
|
1971
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The Boat on the Grass
Writer
|
1971
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A Day at the Beach
Producer
|
1970
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A Day at the Beach
Writer
|
1970
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Sharon Tate Home Movies
Director
|
1969
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Rosemary's Baby
Director
|
1968
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Rosemary's Baby
Screenplay
|
1968
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The Girl Across the Way
Writer
|
1968
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The Fearless Vampire Killers
Story
|
1967
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The Fearless Vampire Killers
Director
|
1967
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The Fearless Vampire Killers
Screenplay
|
1967
|
G.G. Passion
Co-Producer
|
1966
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Cul-de-sac
Writer
|
1966
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Cul-de-sac
Director
|
1966
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Repulsion
Director
|
1965
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Repulsion
Screenplay
|
1965
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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Writer
|
1964
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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Director
|
1964
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La rivière de diamants
Director
|
1964
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A Taste for Women
Screenplay
|
1964
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Mammals
Writer
|
1962
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Mammals
Director
|
1962
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Knife in the Water
Screenplay
|
1962
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Knife in the Water
Director
|
1962
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The Fat and the Lean
Producer
|
1961
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The Fat and the Lean
Writer
|
1961
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The Fat and the Lean
Director
|
1961
|
Bad Luck
Assistant Director
|
1960
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When Angels Fall
Screenplay
|
1959
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When Angels Fall
Director
|
1959
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The Lamp
Screenplay
|
1959
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The Lamp
Director
|
1959
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Two Men and a Wardrobe
Director
|
1958
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Two Men and a Wardrobe
Writer
|
1958
|
Koniec nocy
Assistant Director
|
1957
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A Toothful Smile
Director
|
1957
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A Toothful Smile
Screenplay
|
1957
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Murder
Director
|
1957
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Break Up the Dance
Director
|
1957
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Break Up the Dance
Writer
|
1957
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Murder
Writer
|
1957
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