Roman Polanski filmography

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Polanski in 1969

Roman Polanski (born 1933) is a Polish-French filmmaker.

Filmography

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Feature films

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As director

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1962 Knife in the Water Yes Yes No
1965 Repulsion Yes Yes No
1966 Cul-de-sac Yes Yes No
1967 The Fearless Vampire Killers Yes Yes No Original title: Dance of the Vampires
1968 Rosemary's Baby Yes Yes No
1971 Macbeth Yes Yes No
1972 What? Yes Yes No Original title: Diary of Forbidden Dreams
1974 Chinatown Yes Uncredited No
1976 The Tenant Yes Yes No
1979 Tess Yes Yes No
1986 Pirates Yes Yes No
1988 Frantic Yes Yes No
1992 Bitter Moon Yes Yes Yes
1994 Death and the Maiden Yes No No
1999 The Ninth Gate Yes Yes Yes
2002 The Pianist Yes No Yes
2005 Oliver Twist Yes No Yes
2010 The Ghost Writer Yes Yes Yes
2011 Carnage Yes Yes No
2013 Venus in Fur Yes Yes No
2017 Based on a True Story Yes Yes No
2019 An Officer and a Spy Yes Yes No
2023 The Palace Yes Yes No

Writer only

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Year Original Title English Title Director Notes
1964 Aimez-vous les femmes? A Taste for Women Jean Léon [1]
1969 Downhill Racer Michael Ritchie Uncredited script revisions[2]
1970 A Day at the Beach Simon Hesera Also uncredited producer[3]
1971 Le Bateau sur l'herbe The Boat on the Grass Gérard Brach
1979 Hurricane Jan Troell Uncredited[4]

Short films

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Student

Year Original Polish Title English Title Director Writer Notes
1957 Morderstwo A Murderer Yes Uncredited
Usmiech zębiczny A Toothy Smile Yes Uncredited
Rozbijemy zabawę Break Up the Dance Yes Yes
1958 Dwaj ludzie z szafą Two Men and a Wardrobe Yes Yes
1959 Lampa The Lamp Yes Yes
Gdy spadają anioły When Angels Fall Yes Yes Diploma film[5]

Professional

Year Original Title English Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1961 Le Gros et le Maigre The Fat and the Lean Yes Yes Yes
1962 Ssaki Mammals Yes Yes No
1964 "La rivière de diamants" "The Diamond River" Yes Yes No segment from The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
2007 "Cinéma erotique" "Erotic Cinema" Yes Yes Yes segment from To Each His Own Cinema

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Year Title Director Writer Notes
2009 Greed Yes Yes for Francesco Vezzoli[6]
2012 A Therapy Yes Yes for Prada

Performances

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Year Title Role Notes
1953 Trzy opowieści Genek 'The Little' aka Three Stories;
segment "Jacek"
1955 Zaczarowany rower Adas aka Magical Bicycle
Pokolenie Mundek aka A Generation
1956 Nikodem Dyzma Boy at Hotel
1957 Wraki aka The Wrecks
Koniec nocy Little One aka End of the Night
1958 Dwaj ludzie z szafą Bad boy aka Two Men and a Wardrobe
Zadzwońcie do mojej żony? Dancer aka Call My Wife
1959 Gdy spadają anioły Old woman aka When Angels Fall
Lotna Musician
1960 Zezowate szczęście Jola's Tutor aka Bad Luck
Do widzenia, do jutra Romek aka Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
Niewinni czarodzieje Dudek "Polo" aka Innocent Sorcerers
1961 Ostrożnie, Yeti! aka Beware of Yeti!
Le Gros et le maigre The Lean aka The Fat and the Lean
Samson
1962 Nóż w wodzie Young Boy aka Knife in the Water
1965 Repulsion Spoon Player
1967 The Fearless Vampire Killers Alfred, Abronsius' Assistant
1969 The Magic Christian Solitary drinker
1972 What? Mosquito
1974 Chinatown Man with Knife
1976 Blood for Dracula Man in Tavern
Locataire, Le Trelkovsky aka The Tenant
1982 Chassé-croisé
1989 En attendant Godot Lucky TV movie
1992 Back in the USSR Kurilov
1994 Una pura formalità Inspector aka A Pure Formality
Grosse fatigue Himself aka Dead Tired
2000 Hommage à Alfred aka Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
2002 Zemsta Papkin aka The Revenge
2007 Rush Hour 3 Detective Revi
2008 Caos calmo Steiner aka Quiet Chaos
2019 An Officer and a Spy A Listener at a Concert Uncredited

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A Taste for Women (1964) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ^ Perez, Rodrigo (October 31, 2012). "7 Things You Should Know About Roman Polanski's 'Rosemary's Baby'". ThePlaylist.net. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Cronin, Paul; Polanski, Roman (2005). Roman Polanski: interviews. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-800-5. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  4. ^ "FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY BY ROMAN POLANSKI BEFORE FLEEING THE U.S. "THE HURRICANE"". WorthPoint. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Polanski, Roman (2005). Roman Polanski: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-800-5.
  6. ^ Caputo, Davide (2012-07-24). Polanski and Perception: The Psychology of Seeing and the Cinema of Roman Polanski. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1-84150-696-8.