Roman Polanski

Director and writer. Born 18 August 1933 in Paris, France.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 6 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 6 titles

Oscar1 won · 4 nominated

Born

18 August 1933, Paris, France

Active

1960–2007

Frequently works with

Gérard Brach, Robert Evans

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Roman’s work 6 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 1 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $215m across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1960–2007

Genres

Drama5
Thriller4
Horror2
Crime1
Mystery1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestChinatown1974

74WorstDeath and the Maiden1994

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

171950s

191960s

111970s

51980s

101990s

152000s

132010s

22020s

Producers most worked with

Robert Evans2 titles