
August 18, 1933 · 93 years old
Roman Polański (born 18 August 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Born in Paris to Polish parents, Polański relocated with his family to Poland in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued his education in Poland and became a critically acclaimed director of…

During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

An unscrupulous dealer of rare books finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text capable of summoning the devil.

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.

A ghostwriter uncovers a dark secret while working on the memoirs of England's former Prime Minister.

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's island.

In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.

A withdrawn manicurist who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and experiences horrific visions of violence.

A bachelor man rents a Parisian apartment whose previous tenant committed suicide, and slowly finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

A couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing. As the voyage progresses, the antagonism between the two men grows. A violent confrontation is inevi...

An actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.

A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.

A writer goes through a tough period after the release of her latest book, as she gets involved with an obsessive admirer.

A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.

In search of help, two wounded gangsters on the run find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.

Onoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without cl...

The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.

An ailing vampire count travels to Italy with his servant to find a bride.

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

A drama set on New Year's Eve 1999 in a luxurious Swiss hotel where the lives of hotel workers and various guests get intertwined.

Story of youth during the German occupation of Poland in World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity.

A renowned entertainer's life is turned upside down by a cunning doppelganger who threatens to destroy their hard-earned success and legacy through a series of calculated moves.

An exploration of several interconnected subjects: The Cannes Film Festival, cinema art, money, glamor and death.

A young doctor and jazz drummer, is also a womanizer who meets one night another yet finally interesting girl, who all but forces herself into his apartment where they play the game of appearances, both unable to confess their lov...

During perestroika, a Chicago student visiting Moscow inadvertently gets caught up in a perilous game involving a stolen Russian Orthodox icon amidst the USSR's transition to capitalism.

Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic, is given watch over his niece Winnie. He tests the patience of the various people he knows and Winnie is often left on her own.