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Knife in the Water (Polish: Nóż w wodzie) is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film [a] co-written and directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, and starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, and Zygmunt Malanowicz. Its plot follows a husband and wife who are accompanied on a boating trip by a young male hitchhiker, who spurs a number of escalating confrontations between the couple.
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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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Knife in the Water, Polish psychological thriller film, released in 1962, that was director Roman Polanski’s acclaimed first feature-length movie; it was also the first Polish movie to be nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign-language film.
Knife in the Water features only three characters: Andrzej and Krystyna, a couple driving to a lake, and the young hitchhiker they invite on their boating excursion. Tension soon builds between the husband and the boy, however, and an altercation results in the boy’s falling into the water. Unable to find him, Andrzej swims to shore for help. The young man, however, is actually hiding behind a buoy, and after returning to the boat he and Krystyna have sex. Upon sailing back to shore, Krystyna tells a disbelieving Andrzej what happened.
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•Studio: Kanawha
•Director: Roman Polanski
•Producer: Stanislaw Zylewicz
•Writers: Jakub Goldberg, Roman Polanski, and Jerzy Skolimowski
•Music: Krzysztof T. Komeda
•Running time: 94 minutes
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Knife in the Water - Full Cast & Crew. 1962. 1 hr 35 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. This Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee is about a young couple who pick up a hitchhiking ...
Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, and starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, and Zygmunt Malanowicz. Its plot follows a husband and wife who are accompanied on a boating trip by a young male hitchhiker, who spurs a number of escalating confrontations between the couple.
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Knife in the Water. Roman Polanski’s first feature is a brilliant psychological thriller that many critics still consider among his greatest work. The story is simple, yet the implications of its characters’ emotions and actions are profound. When a young hitchhiker joins a couple on a weekend yacht trip, psychological warfare breaks out as ...
