Knife in the Water

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

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Drama
Thriller

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.

Keywords

sailing
knife
hitchhiker
sailing trip
moral panic
sail boat
man gets between a couple

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 9, 1962
Original language: Polish
Spoken languages: Polish
Countries: Poland
Production: WFF Lodz,WFF Wroclaw,Zespół Filmowy "Kamera"
Cast: Leon Niemczyk,Jolanta Umecka,Zygmunt Malanowicz,Roman Polanski,Anna Ciepielewska
Director: Roman Polanski
Writer: Jakub Goldberg,Jerzy Skolimowski,Roman Polanski,Agnieszka Osiecka
Cinematography: Jerzy Lipman
Music: Krzysztof Komeda
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0056291