Roman Polanski

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Did You Know?

• Roman's parents served in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. His mother did not survive imprisonment. Roman escaped by living with various Catholic families throughout Poland.
• Polanski's second wife, Sharon Tate, was brutally murdered by Charles Manson and his group. Tate was pregnant with their first child.
• He has a son named Elvis.
• He was convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in the late '70s.
• His true last name is Liebling.
• Roman was nearly the vicitim of a serial killer during his youth.

Movie Highlights

Chinatown (1974)
Arguably one of the greatest films of all time, this movie serves as Polanski's career highlight.

Actor Credits

1. Rush Hour 3 (2007)
2. Grosse Fatigue (1994)
3. A Pure Formality (1994)
4. Dead Tired (1994)
5. Una Pura Formalita (1994)
6. Back In The USSR (1992)
7. The Tenant (1976)
8. Chinatown (1974)
9. Blood For Dracula (1974)
10. Andy Warhol's Dracula (1974)
11. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
12. Dance Of The Vampires (1967)
13. Repulsion (1965)

Director Credits