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Cast

Leon Niemczyk

Leon Niemczyk

Andrzej

Jolanta Umecka

Jolanta Umecka

Krystyna

Zygmunt Malanowicz

Zygmunt Malanowicz

Young Man

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Young Man (voice)

Anna Ciepielewska

Anna Ciepielewska

Krystyna (voice)

Crew

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Screenplay

Jakub Goldberg

Jakub Goldberg

Screenplay

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Screenplay

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Dialogue

Krzysztof Komeda

Krzysztof Komeda

Original Music Composer

Jerzy Lipman

Jerzy Lipman

Director of Photography

Halina Prugar-Ketling

Halina Prugar-Ketling

Editor

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Director

Jakub Goldberg

Jakub Goldberg

Assistant Director

Andrzej Kostenko

Andrzej Kostenko

Assistant Director

Maria Pietrzak

Maria Pietrzak

Assistant Director

Jerzy Szurowski

Jerzy Szurowski

Assistant Camera

Julian Magda

Julian Magda

Assistant Camera

Józef Nasiadka

Józef Nasiadka

Assistant Camera

Agnieszka Osiecka

Agnieszka Osiecka

Lyricist

Jerzy Szawłowski

Jerzy Szawłowski

Sound Assistant

Bolesław Kamykowski

Bolesław Kamykowski

Production Design

Andrzej Gronau

Andrzej Gronau

Camera Operator

Maria Karpowicz

Maria Karpowicz

Assistant Editor

Zdzislaw Papierz

Zdzislaw Papierz

Makeup Artist

Stanisław Zylewicz

Stanisław Zylewicz

Production Manager

Jerzy Laskowski

Jerzy Laskowski

Assistant Production Manager

Halina Paszkowska

Halina Paszkowska

Sound Designer

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Knife in the Water

19627.3 / 1094 min
Drama, Thriller

Overview

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

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.