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Knife in the Water

Name: Knife in the Water
Director: Roman Polanski
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1962
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz, Roman Polanski, Anna Ciepielewska

On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins to subtly torment him; the hitchhiker responds by making overtures toward Krystyna. When the hitchhiker is accidentally knocked overboard, the husband's panic results in unexpected consequences.

1962 · Directed by Roman Polanski · 94 min · Drama · Thriller · 10 frames

Tagline

Acclaimed by all! Roman Polanski's tense, ironic Drama!

Crew

Screenplay: Roman Polanski, Jakub Goldberg, Jerzy Skolimowski
Cinematography: Jerzy Lipman
Edited by: Halina Prugar-Ketling
Music: Krzysztof Komeda
Production design: Bolesław Kamykowski

Cast

Leon Niemczyk as Andrzej
Jolanta Umecka as Krystyna
Zygmunt Malanowicz as Young Man
Roman Polanski as Young Man (voice)
Anna Ciepielewska as Krystyna (voice)

Production

Country: Poland
Language: Polish
Studios: Zespół Filmowy "Kamera"
Themes: sailing trip, sailing, knife, hitchhiker, moral panic, sail boat, man gets between a couple

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Bitter Moon — 1992
Death and the Maiden — 1994
Frantic — 1988
Tess — 1979
Macbeth — 1971
The Ghost Writer — 2010
Repulsion — 1965
The Tenant — 1976
Pirates — 1986
Venus in Fur — 2013
The Fearless Vampire Killers — 1967
The Pianist — 2002
The Ninth Gate — 1999
Carnage — 2011
Rosemary's Baby — 1968
Chinatown — 1974

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