Roman Polanski is a Polish and French filmmaker born in Paris in 1933, working as a director, producer, screenwriter, and actor since 1953. He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 2002 for The Pianist, and his other acclaimed films include Knife in the Water, Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Tess, and The Ghost Writer. Over his career he has received an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, ten Cesar Awards, two Golden Globes, a Golden Bear, and a Palme d'Or. His career has also been significantly affected by legal controversies. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Directed Rosemary's Baby (1968), released by Paramount Pictures.
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cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968)
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Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (né Liebling; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor.
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The Pianist is a 2002 epic biographical historical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody.
Knife in the Water, Wikipedia
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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.
Rosemary's Baby (film), Wikipedia
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Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on Ira Levin's 1967 novel.
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