Film
Knife in the Water
1962 · 1h 34m · Drama · Thriller
Acclaimed by all! Roman Polanski's tense, ironic Drama!
- IMDb
- 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 97%
- Metacritic
- 83
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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.
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Cast
Leon Niemczyk
Andrzej
Jolanta Umecka
Krystyna
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Young Man
Roman Polanski
Young Man (voice)
Anna Ciepielewska
Krystyna (voice)
Crew
- Roman PolanskiDirector · Screenplay
- Jakub GoldbergScreenplay
- Jerzy SkolimowskiScreenplay
- Jerzy LipmanDirector of Photography
- Krzysztof KomedaOriginal Music Composer
- Halina Prugar-KetlingEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 9, 1962
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Polish
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
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