Roman Polanski Movies

A 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work.

The camera shows us a door handle and the door's striker plate; from this angle, they form a cross. The door opens and in steps someone in a dark...

The short stories showing the troubles of youth serving in the "Służba Polsce" organisation.

Françoise Dorléac et Catherine Deneuve were nearly twins. Only 18 months separated these sisters who liked to say “Both of us...

A small and thin barefoot slave (played by Polanski) plays a flute and beats a drum to entertain his large master who rocks in a rocking chair in...

G.G. Passion is a successful pop star whose life is a whirlwind of adoring fans, beautiful women and expensive cars. But while he enjoys the fruits...

A documentary first presented on the South Bank Show in 1980 about the career of film director Roman Polanski.

Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a...

Roman Polanski speaks frankly about his childhood in the Warsaw ghetto, his mothers death, his beginnings in filmmaking, his tragic marriage to...

A man walks down the exterior staircase of building of flats; he's dressed to go out, taking care to wrap a scarf around his neck. He pauses as he...

In waning winter light, a doll maker works in his shop, a kerosene lamp beside him, a jumble of dolls and doll parts, whole and broken, surrounding...

Straight-forward production stories from the Hollywood players who made the movie happen.

Diver Antoni Barnat is falsely accused of causing an accident underwater that almost led to his fellow diver's death. Interestingly enough, they are...

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film, Tess.

A middle aged couple watching Emmanuelle are annoyed by an apparent masturbator.

Andrzej Munk was one of the leading directors in Polish cinema. Friends and collaborators share their memories about this stunning artist and his...

A short film by Roman Polanski. Originally appeared in "The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers", and then removed from that film and shown separately.

Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With compositions like the lullaby for Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski, Komeda...