Knife in the Water (1962)
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.
Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
Jakub Goldberg, Jerzy Skolimowski, Roman Polanski.
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Leon Niemczyk as Andrzej |
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Jolanta Umecka as Krystyna |
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Zygmunt Malanowicz as Young Man |
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Roman Polanski as Young Man (voice) |
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Anna Ciepielewska as Krystyna (voice) |
| Writing | Jakub Goldberg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Screenplay |
| Directing | Roman Polanski | Director |
| Editing | Halina Prugar-Ketling | Editor |
| Writing | Roman Polanski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Dialogue |
| Camera | Jerzy Lipman | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Krzysztof Komeda | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jerzy Szawłowski | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Józef Nasiadka | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Jakub Goldberg | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Agnieszka Osiecka | Lyricist |
| Camera | Julian Magda | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jerzy Szurowski | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Maria Pietrzak | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrzej Kostenko | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Maria Karpowicz | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdzislaw Papierz | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Bolesław Kamykowski | Production Design |
| Camera | Andrzej Gronau | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jerzy Laskowski | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Stanisław Zylewicz | Production Manager |
| Sound | Halina Paszkowska | Sound Designer |