Acclaimed by all! Roman Polanski's tense, ironic Drama!
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.
- 7.3
- 1962
- Released
- 1h 34m
Leon Niemczyk
Andrzej
Jolanta Umecka
Krystyna
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Young Man
Anna Ciepielewska
Krystyna (voice)
Released
pl
- #sailing trip
- #sailing
- #knife
- #hitchhiker
- #moral panic
- #sail boat
- #man gets between a couple
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Released in 1962, <i>Knife in the Water</i> (Polish: <i>Nóz w wodzie</i>) was director Roman Polanski's full-length debut. Married couple Andrzej (Leon Niemczyk) and Krystyna (Jolanta Umecka) are driving to the marina when they pick up a hitchhiker (Zygmunt Malanowicz). Though Andrzej is initially angry at the young man for standing the middle of the road, he invites him to come sailing. Once on t