Birthday: August 18, 1933
Thanks to his darkly unique perspective and grim, often nihilistic approach to storytelling, director Roman Polanski has left an indelible mark on world cinema. Although his films have been compared to those of Alfred Hitchcock, with their use of gallows humor, tension, and occasional surrealism to tell amoral stories of ordinary men struggling to cope in a hostile, ironic world, ...more- 2003
- Broadcast Film Critics Association
- Best Director
- The Pianist
- nom
- 2002
- National Society of Film Critics
- Best Director
- The Pianist
- win
- 2002
- French Academy of Cinema
- Best Director
- The Pianist
- win
- 2002
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Director
- The Pianist
- win
- 2002
- Cannes Film Festival
- Palme d'Or
- The Pianist
- win
- 2008
- Quiet Chaos
- Steiner
- 2007
- Rush Hour 3
- Revi
- 2003
- Zemsta
- Papkin
- 1994
- A Pure Formality
- Inspector
- 1994
- Dead Tired
- Himself
- 2009
- The Ghost
- Director
- 2009
- The Ghost
- Screenwriter
- 2007
- To Each His Own Cinema
- Director
- 2005
- Oliver Twist
- Director
- 2005
- Oliver Twist
- Producer













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