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Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski, originally named Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling, is an acclaimed Franco-Polish film director, producer, writer, and actor. Having survived the Holocaust, he launched his filmmaking career in Poland in the 1950s. Some of his best-known movies include The Pianist, Rosemary’s Baby, Tess, Chinatown, and Knife in the Water. Despite his artistic accomplishments and awards, Polanski's reputation is largely marred by his conviction of sexually assaulting 13-year-old Samantha Gailey in 1977. When he learned that the judge was planning to reject his plea bargain and jail him, Polanski fled to Europe and has remained a fugitive from U.S. justice. Further allegations of abuse by other women have been made as well. Throughout his life, Polanski has faced immense personal tragedies and controversies, which have invariably intersected with his professional life.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling
Born: Paris, France
Citizenship: Poland, France
Birthday: August 18, 1933
Occupations: Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Years Active: 1953-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass, Sharon Tate, Emmanuelle Seigner
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Awards and Nominations Received by Roman Polanski
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Movies Featuring Roman Polanski
Chinatown
Venus in Fur
The Pianist
Cul-de-sac
The Ghost Writer
Oliver Twist
Death and the Maiden
Carnage
Tess
Bitter Moon
The Ninth Gate
Frantic
Rosemary's Baby
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Weekend of a Champion
Pirates
Repulsion (re-release)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Remembering ‘Rosemary’s Baby’
A Special Day
A Therapy
Komeda, Komeda…
Henri Langlois vu par…
Toil And Trouble: Making ‘Macbeth’
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
Based on a True Story
Light Keeps Me Company
The Revenge
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Valerie
An Officer and a Spy
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
Once Upon a Time… ‘Tess’
Cinéma érotique
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
En attendant Godot
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
Mia and Roman
Mammals
Polanski Meets Macbeth
Bad Luck
Empire of the Censors
A Pure Formality
The Magic Christian
Samson
Blood for Dracula
What?
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
Repulsion
Lotna
The New Cinema
Knife in the Water
Ciao, Federico!
When Angels Fall
Koniec nocy
Weekend of a Champion
The Lamp
A Generation
A Toothful Smile
Playboy: The Story of X
Dracula: The True Story
Innocent Sorcerers
The Evolution of Snuff
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Two Men and a Wardrobe
Back in the USSR
The Fat and the Lean
Wraki
Macbeth
Kanal
Elle s’appelait Françoise
Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London
An Officer and a Spy
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Career Timeline
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2019
Valerie
An Officer and a Spy
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
Self (archive footage)
2015
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
2002
The Pianist
The Revenge
Józef Papkin
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London
Self
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Himself
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