
Overview:
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.Original Title: | Nóż w wodzie |
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Status: | Released (1962-03-09) |
Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total |
Screen: | Jakub Goldberg, Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski |
Productions: | Zespół Filmowy "Kamera" |
Production Countries: | Poland |
Spoken Languages: | Polski |

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- 28834: Leon Niemczyk - Andrzej
- 69632: Jolanta Umecka - Krystyna
- 22931: Zygmunt Malanowicz - Young Man
- 3556: Roman Polanski - Young Man (voice)
- 1096334: Anna Ciepielewska - Krystyna (voice)
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- 3556: Roman Polanski - Screenplay - Writing
- 69634: Jakub Goldberg - Screenplay - Writing
- 43553: Jerzy Skolimowski - Screenplay - Writing
- 43553: Jerzy Skolimowski - Dialogue - Writing
- 12013: Krzysztof Komeda - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 26962: Jerzy Lipman - Director of Photography - Camera
- 7096: Halina Prugar-Ketling - Editor - Editing
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Released in 1962, <i>Knife in the Water</i> (Polish: <i>Nóz w wodzie</i>) was director Roman Polanski's full-length debut. Married couple Andrzej (Leon Niemczyk) and Krystyna (Jolanta Umecka) are driving to the marina when they pick up a hitchhiker (Zygmunt Malanowicz). Though Andrze ....
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