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Knife in the Water (Polish: Nóż w wodzie) is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, and starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, and Zygmunt Malanowicz. Its plot follows a husband and wife who are accompanied on a boating trip by a young male hitchhiker, who spurs a number of ...
Knife in the Water: Directed by Roman Polanski. With Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz, Anna Ciepielewska. A couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing.
Knife in the Water. Roman Polanski’s first feature is a brilliant psychological thriller that many critics still consider among his greatest work. The story is simple, yet the implications of its characters’ emotions and actions are profound.
On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej (Leon Niemczyk) and Krystyna (Jolanta Umecka) nearly run over a young hitchhiker (Zygmunt Malanowicz). Inviting the young man ...
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Knife in the Water was a character study about a bored and materialistic husband and wife who pick up a handsome young hitchhiker and take him on vacation aboard their boat. The young man's presence upsets the delicate balance of the couple's marriage, and exposes their weak bond.
Knife in the Water, Polish psychological thriller film, released in 1962, that was director Roman Polanski’s acclaimed first feature-length movie; it was also the first Polish movie to be nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign-language film. Knife in the Water features only three.
Andrzej and Krystyna--a young bourgeois Polish couple who is already experiencing fatigue and emotional exhaustion in their marriage--pick up a handsome nineteen-year-old hitchhiker on their way to the marina.
Knife in the Water. Directed by Roman Polanski • 1962 • Poland. Starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz. Roman Polanski’s first feature is a brilliant psychological thriller that many critics still consider among his greatest work.
Released in 1962, Knife in the Water (Polish: Nóz w wodzie) was director Roman Polanski's full-length debut. Married couple Andrzej (Leon Niemczyk) and Krystyna (Jolanta Umecka) are driving to the marina when they pick up a hitchhiker (Zygmunt Malanowicz).
May 20, 2002 · Knife In The Water (1962) Whether it be the clammy creepiness of suburban Satanism shocker Rosemary's Baby or the cloying seediness of nilhilistic noir Chinatown, Roman Polanski has a gift for...
