Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish film directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, following a married couple who pick up a young hitchhiker and invite him aboard their sailboat for a tense weekend outing that exposes jealousy and rivalry between the two men. Shot almost entirely on a small boat with only three actors, the film builds its tension through close, confined staging rather than incident, an approach compared to psychological chamber drama. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and is regarded as a landmark of the Polish Film School.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Polish, original language there.
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is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film
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is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film
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Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish film directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, following a married couple who pick up a young hitchhiker and invite him aboard their sailboat for a tense weekend outing that exposes jealousy and rivalry between the two men.
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