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| '''Roman Polanski''' (born '''Raymond Liebling''', [[August 18]], [[1933]] in [[Paris]]) is an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[French people|Franco]]-[[Polish people|Polish]] [[film director]], [[writer]], [[actor]] and [[film producer|producer]]. A celebrated [[arthouse]] filmmaker, and [[Hollywood]] director of such films as ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1968) and ''[[Chinatown (film)|Chinatown]]'' (1974), he is also known for his tumultuous personal life. In 1969, his wife, [[Sharon Tate]], was murdered by the [[Manson Family]]. In 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful [[sexual intercourse]] with a thirteen year old girl, Polanski fled to [[France]], where he now resides. | '''Roman Polanski''' (born '''Raymond Liebling''', [[August 18]], [[1933]] in [[Paris]]) is an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[French people|Franco]]-[[Polish people|Polish]] [[film director]], [[writer]], [[actor]] and [[film producer|producer]]. A celebrated [[arthouse]] filmmaker, and [[Hollywood]] director of such films as ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1968) and ''[[Chinatown (film)|Chinatown]]'' (1974), he is also known for his tumultuous personal life. In 1969, his wife, [[Sharon Tate]], was murdered by the [[Manson Family]]. In 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful [[sexual intercourse]] with a thirteen year old girl, Polanski fled to [[France]], where he now resides. | ||
| - | Unwilling to return to the [[United States]] and face arrest, he has continued to direct films in Europe, including ''[[Frantic (film)|Frantic]]'' (1988), the Academy Award-winning and [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Palme d'Or]]-winning ''[[The Pianist (film)|The Pianist]]'' (2002), and ''[[Oliver Twist (2005 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (2005).{{GFDL}} | + | Unwilling to return to the [[United States]] and face arrest, he has continued to direct films in Europe, including ''[[Frantic (film)|Frantic]]'' (1988), the Academy Award-winning and [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Palme d'Or]]-winning ''[[The Pianist (film)|The Pianist]]'' (2002), and ''[[Oliver Twist (2005 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (2005). |
| + | ==Filmography== | ||
| + | ===Film director=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Zaczarowany rower]]'' (aka ''Magical Bicycle'') ([[1955 in film|1955]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Morderstwo]]'' (aka ''A Murderer'') ([[1957 in film|1957]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Uśmiech zębiczny]]'' (aka ''A Toothful Smile'') ([[1957 in film|1957]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Rozbijemy zabawę]]'' (aka ''Break Up the Dance'') ([[1957 in film|1957]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Two Men and a Wardrobe|Dwaj ludzie z szafą]]'' (aka ''Two Men and a Wardrobe'') ([[1958 in film|1958]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Lampa (film)|Lampa]]'' (aka ''The Lamp'') ([[1959 in film|1959]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[When Angels Fall|Gdy spadają anioły]]'' (aka ''When Angels Fall'') ([[1959 in film|1959]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Le Gros et le maigre]]'' (aka ''The Fat and the Lean'') ([[1960 in film|1960]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Ssaki]]'' (aka ''Mammals'') ([[1961 in film|1961]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Knife in the Water (film)|Nóż w wodzie]]'' (aka ''Knife in the Water'') ([[1962 in film|1962]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Les plus belles escroqueries du monde]]'' (aka ''The Beautiful Swindlers'') - segment: ''"La rivière de diamants"'' ([[1964 in film|1964]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Repulsion]]'' ([[1965 in film|1965]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Cul-de-Sac (film)|Cul-de-Sac]]'' ([[1966 in film|1966]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Fearless Vampire Killers]]'' (aka ''Dance of the Vampires'') ([[1967 in film|1967]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' ([[1968 in film|1968]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Macbeth (1971 film)|The Tragedy of Macbeth]]'' ([[1971 in film|1971]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[What?]]'' (aka ''Diary of Forbidden Dreams'') ([[1973 in film|1973]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Chinatown (film)|Chinatown]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Le Locataire]]'' (aka ''[[The Tenant]])'' ([[1976 in film|1976]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Tess]]'' ([[1979 in film|1979]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Pirates (1986 film)|Pirates]]'' ([[1986 in film|1986]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Frantic (film)|Frantic]]'' ([[1988 in film|1988]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Bitter Moon]]'' ([[1992 in film|1992]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Death and the Maiden (film)|Death and the Maiden]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Pianist (film)|The Pianist]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Oliver Twist (2005 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[To each his cinema]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Pompeii (film)|Pompeii]]'' ([[2008 in film|2008]]){{GFDL}} | ||
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Roman Polanski (born Raymond Liebling, August 18, 1933 in Paris) is an Academy Award-winning Franco-Polish film director, writer, actor and producer. A celebrated arthouse filmmaker, and Hollywood director of such films as Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Chinatown (1974), he is also known for his tumultuous personal life. In 1969, his wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by the Manson Family. In 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a thirteen year old girl, Polanski fled to France, where he now resides.
Unwilling to return to the United States and face arrest, he has continued to direct films in Europe, including Frantic (1988), the Academy Award-winning and Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or-winning The Pianist (2002), and Oliver Twist (2005).
Filmography
Film director
- Zaczarowany rower (aka Magical Bicycle) (1955)
- Morderstwo (aka A Murderer) (1957)
- Uśmiech zębiczny (aka A Toothful Smile) (1957)
- Rozbijemy zabawę (aka Break Up the Dance) (1957)
- Dwaj ludzie z szafą (aka Two Men and a Wardrobe) (1958)
- Lampa (aka The Lamp) (1959)
- Gdy spadają anioły (aka When Angels Fall) (1959)
- Le Gros et le maigre (aka The Fat and the Lean) (1960)
- Ssaki (aka Mammals) (1961)
- Nóż w wodzie (aka Knife in the Water) (1962)
- Les plus belles escroqueries du monde (aka The Beautiful Swindlers) - segment: "La rivière de diamants" (1964)
- Repulsion (1965)
- Cul-de-Sac (1966)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (aka Dance of the Vampires) (1967)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
- What? (aka Diary of Forbidden Dreams) (1973)
- Chinatown (1974)
- Le Locataire (aka The Tenant) (1976)
- Tess (1979)
- Pirates (1986)
- Frantic (1988)
- Bitter Moon (1992)
- Death and the Maiden (1994)
- The Ninth Gate (1999)
- The Pianist (2002)
- Oliver Twist (2005)
- To each his cinema (2007)
- Pompeii (2008)
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