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Knife in the Water

Cast

Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz, Roman Polanski View All


Crew

Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Roman Polanski (Director), Jerzy Skolimowski (Screenplay), Jakub Goldberg (Screenplay) View All

Release: Mar. 9th, 1962
Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes
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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donniedarko
With three isolated characters, Knife in the Water builds a tension that can not be imitated by anyone but the master himself, Polanski.


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