Roman Polanski

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Credits: Far Out / Mariusz Kubik
Full Name
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański
Born
August 18th, 1933
Height
5ft 5in
Hometown
Paris, France
Net Worth
Estimated $50 million
Partner
Emmanuelle Seigner
Family
Roman Polanski was born in Paris, France, to Polish-Jewish parents, Ryszard and Bula Polański. After moving to Poland as a child, he survived the Holocaust, during which his mother was murdered at Auschwitz. He was married to actor Sharon Tate from 1968 until her murder by members of the Manson Family in 1969. Since 1989, he has been married to French actor Emmanuelle Seigner, and they have two children.
Top Movies
Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Repulsion, The Tenant
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Director' (The Pianist) (2003), Palme d'Or (The Pianist) nomination, BAFTA Award for 'Best Director' (The Pianist), César Awards for Tess, The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy
Fun Facts
Roman Polanski survived the Holocaust as a child after escaping the Kraków Ghetto, an experience that later informed his Academy Award-winning film The Pianist. His wife, actor Sharon Tate, was murdered in 1969 by members of the Manson Family while eight months pregnant, a tragedy that profoundly affected his life and career. Polanski won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Pianist in 2003 but did not attend the ceremony because he would have faced arrest in the United States.
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Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Michael Haneke

Roman Polanski is a Polish-French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor whose career has produced some of the most acclaimed films in modern cinema.

A survivor of the Holocaust, Polanski emerged as a leading figure of European cinema in the 1960s before achieving international success with films including Repulsion, Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, The Tenant, Tess, The Pianist and The Ghost Writer. His work is renowned for its psychological intensity, themes of paranoia, isolation and moral ambiguity, and meticulous visual craftsmanship.

Despite his significant artistic achievements, Polanski’s legacy has been overshadowed by his criminal conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. After pleading guilty to the charge as part of a plea agreement, he fled the United States before sentencing and has remained a fugitive from US justice ever since.

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Roman Polanski is a Polish-French filmmaker best known for directing Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, The Pianist, Repulsion and The Tenant.
In 1977, Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl as part of a plea agreement. Before sentencing, he fled the United States and has remained a fugitive from US justice. His continued filmmaking career has generated decades of public and industry debate.
Yes. Roman Polanski won the Academy Award for 'Best Director' for The Pianist (2002).
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