Directing
Roman Polanski
- Born
- Aug 18, 1933 · Age 93
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 126
- TV credits
- 25
- Directing credits
- 40
Also known as (6)
- Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling
- Роман Полянский
- Роман Поланский
- Роман Поланскі
- Rajmund Roman Thierry Polański
- Roman Raymond Polanski
Biography
Roman Polański (born 18 August 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Born in Paris to Polish parents, Polański relocated with his family to Poland in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued his education in Poland and became a critically acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films. Polański's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has since received five more Oscar nominations, and in 2002 received the Academy Award for Best Director for…
