Roman Polanski

AKA:
Romek Polanski Raimund Polanski
Nationality:
Polish
Birthdate:
08/18/1933
Birthplace:
Paris, France
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biography
Perhaps one of the most notorious directors in Hollywood, Roman Polanski was as known for his tumultuous personal life as he was for his dark, disquieting and quasi-autobiographical films. After a childhood stained by Nazi atrocities, Polanski emerged from his native Poland with the Oscar-nominated “Knife in the Water” (1962). He went on to establish a reputation with several films shot in England – namely the claustrophobic sexual thriller “Repulsion” (1965) – before reaching artistic and commercial heights in America with “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968). But his newfound success quickly descended Continued
Credits
Detective Revi
2007
Producer
2005
Director
2005
Director
2002
Producer
2002
Screenplay
2000
Director
2000
Producer
2000
Himself
1995
Producer
1992
Director
1992
screenplay
1992
screenplay
1979
Director
1979
Director
1976
Trelkovsky
1976
screenplay
1976
Man With Knife
1974
Director
1974
Zanzara
1973
Director
1973
screenplay
1973
Man Listening to Lady Singer
1970
Director
1968
screenplay
1968
Alfred--Abronsius' Assistant
1967
Director
1966
screenplay
1966
Director
1965
screenplay
1965
Actor
screenplay
Actor
Mundek
Inspector
screenplay
Director
Director
Director
screenplay
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screenplay
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1933 
Born in Paris, France
1936 
At age three, moved with his parents to his father's native Kraków, Poland
1940 
As a seven-year-old, witnessed the Nazi's sealing off the Kraków Ghetto where his family lived
 
Participated in smuggling runs by slipping out of the ghetto through secret passageways
1941 
Avoided capture after his father pushed him through a gap in the wall sealing the ghetto
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