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Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
Jakub Goldberg (writer)
Roman Polanski (writer)
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Release Date:
28 October 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
On their way to a sailing trip, an aging husband and wife invite along an emphatic young hitchhiker out of sheer patronization. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Polanski's Pardon? Not So Fast
 (From Huffington Post. 3 October 2009, 11:23 AM, PDT)

This Roman Polanski Chatter is Simply Out of Control
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 28 September 2009, 11:46 PM, PDT)

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Brilliant in every way! more (66 total)

Cast

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Leon Niemczyk ... Andrzej
Jolanta Umecka ... Krystyna
Zygmunt Malanowicz ... Young Boy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Knife in the Water (USA)
Nóż w wodzie (Poland)
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
Poland
Language:
Polish
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (re-rating) (2004) | UK:PG (video rating) (1992)
Filming Locations:
Gizycko, Poland more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Forms part of a loose trilogy of films based around a psychological ménage-à-trois with Cul-de-sac (1966) and Death and the Maiden (1994). All three films feature a couple whose lives are turned upside down by an outside character. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the movie when Andrzej and Krystyna are driving away from the harbor, the boats in the background change between shots. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 'El Chicko' - der Verdacht (1995) more

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30 out of 39 people found the following comment useful.
Brilliant in every way!, 16 May 2002
10/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

Roman Polanski created a landmark film with Knife in the Water. It perhaps even trumps his most famous film, Chinatown. A man and his wife (or is it his mistress?) pick up a hitchhiker. For reasons that are obscure for most of the film, the man asks the hitchhiker if he would like to come along on their sailing trip. They plan to sail until the next dawn. It feels like it'll be a run-of-the-mill thriller, but it's much smarter than that. Really, it's a tale about male posturing, and it may be the best film on that subject. The three actors are excellent. Polanski's direction is flawless. The jazz score is wonderful, as well. One of the best ever made. 10/10.

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