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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.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Roman Polanski
- 1963-10-28
A psychological thriller about a married couple and a hitchhiker on a boat trip. The film explores the themes of jealousy, betrayal and violence in a claustrophobic setting.
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- Drama
- Roman Polanski
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. When a young hitchhiker joins a couple on a weekend yacht trip, psychological warfare breaks out as ...
- Andrzej, Krystyna, Young Man
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.
- Lee Pfeiffer
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. And, just like that, much to Krystyna's surprise, Andrzej invites the blonde student along on a yachting weekend.
A psychological thriller by Roman Polanski about a couple and a hitchhiker on a yacht trip. Watch the film online and learn about its themes, style, and reception.
