Knife in the Water

Knife in the Water (1962)

Acclaimed by all! Roman Polanski's tense, ironic Drama!

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1962-03-09
  • User Rating: 7.308/10 from 430 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: Polski
  • Production Company: Zespół Filmowy "Kamera"
  • Production Country: Poland
  • Director: Roman Polanski
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Summary

On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins to subtly torment him; the hitchhiker responds by making overtures toward Krystyna. When the hitchhiker is accidentally knocked overboard, the husband's panic results in unexpected consequences.

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  • Leon Niemczyk

    as Andrzej
  • Jolanta Umecka

    as Krystyna
  • Zygmunt Malanowicz

    as Young Man
  • Roman Polanski

    as Young Man (voice)
  • Anna Ciepielewska

    as Krystyna (voice)
Writing Roman Polanski Screenplay
Writing Jakub Goldberg Screenplay
Writing Jerzy Skolimowski Screenplay
Writing Jerzy Skolimowski Dialogue
Sound Krzysztof Komeda Original Music Composer
Camera Jerzy Lipman Director of Photography
Editing Halina Prugar-Ketling Editor
Directing Roman Polanski Director
Directing Jakub Goldberg Assistant Director
Directing Andrzej Kostenko Assistant Director
Directing Maria Pietrzak Assistant Director
Camera Jerzy Szurowski Assistant Camera
Camera Julian Magda Assistant Camera
Camera Józef Nasiadka Assistant Camera
Writing Agnieszka Osiecka Lyricist
Sound Jerzy Szawłowski Sound Assistant
Art Bolesław Kamykowski Production Design
Camera Andrzej Gronau Camera Operator
Editing Maria Karpowicz Assistant Editor
Costume & Make-Up Zdzislaw Papierz Makeup Artist
Production Stanisław Zylewicz Production Manager
Production Jerzy Laskowski Assistant Production Manager
Sound Halina Paszkowska Sound Designer

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