Top Billed Cast
Leon Niemczyk
Andrzej
Jolanta Umecka
Krystyna
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Young Man
Roman Polanski
Young Man (voice)
Anna Ciepielewska
Krystyna (voice)
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A review by CRCulver
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Written by CRCulver on Wed Sep 05 2018
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 Andrzej is initially angry at the young man for standing the middle of the road, he invites him to come sailing. Once on the boat, tension arises between the two men because of Krystyna sexual appeal and the hitchhiker's poverty versus Andrzej's affluence. Not only is the title a metaphor for the boat as it moves through ...
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
- sailing trip
- sailing
- knife
- hitchhiker
- moral panic
- sail boat
- man gets between a couple