Controversial director Roman Polanski was born Aug. 18, 1933, in Paris. His parents returned to their native Poland shortly before World War II broke out and were taken to concentration camps. Polanski was lucky enough to escape and survive, and he grew up watching movies.Starting out as an actor, Polanski quickly gained international recognition as a director with Repulsion (1965) and Cul-de-sac (1966). He went to Hollywood in 1968 and made the thriller Rosemary's Baby. After the 1969 murder of his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, Polanski left the United States, returning in 1974 with Chinatown, which earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Director.
Fleeing America again -- this time in the wake of a statutory rape conviction -- Polanski continued to make memorable films, including Tess, Frantic, Death and the Maiden and The Pianist (2002), for which he won a Best Director Oscar.
The Fearless Vampire KillersProfessor Ambronsius (Jack MacGowran), an eccentric old academic, and his bumbling assistant, Alfred (Roman Polanski, who also directs), travel to a Transylvanian town that's been plagued by a clan of local vampires. After innkeeper Shagal's beautiful daughter, Sarah (Sharon Tate), is abducted by... Read More
Innocent SorcerersIn this cynical masterpiece of disaffected Polish youth, a world-weary playboy doctor (Tadeusz Lomnicki) tires of his endless parade of one-night stands and seeks more substance in his life. His wish just may come true in the form of Pelagia (Krystyna Stypulkowska), a spirited young girl who... Read More
Carnage (2011) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
NR | ||
Rush Hour 3 (2007) | PG-13 | |
The Fearmakers Collection (2007) | NR | |
Oliver Twist (2005) | PG-13 | |
The Pianist (2002) | R | |
NR | ||
The Ninth Gate (1999) | R | |
Death and the Maiden (1994) | R | |
Bitter Moon (1992) | R | |
Frantic (1988) | R | |
Tess (1979) | PG | |
R | ||
Chinatown (1974) | R | |
Blood for Dracula (1974) | R | |
Macbeth (1971) | R | |
The Magic Christian (1969) | NR | |
Rosemary's Baby (1968) | R | |
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) | NR | |
Cul-De-Sac (1966) | NR | |
Repulsion (1965) | UR | |
NR | ||
NR | ||
Innocent Sorcerers (1960) | NR | |
NR | ||
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