Nóż w wodzie = Knife in the water / Zespół "Kamera" przedstawia ; [producer, Stanislaw Zylewicz] ; scenariusz, Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jakub Goldberg ; [director, Roman Polanski].

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A middle-aged journalist and his wife invite a footloose young hitch-hiker aboard their sail-boat for a Sunday outing in the Polish lake district. Like two peacocks, the men proceed to flaunt their virility before the woman, revealing a cynical sadism on the part of the husband and a growing resentm...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Zespół Filmowy Kamera
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Zylewicz, Stanisław (Producer)
Skolimowski, Jerzy (Screenwriter)
Polanski, Roman (Screenwriter, Director)
Goldberg, Jakub (Screenwriter)
Niemczyk, Leon, 1923-2006 (Actor)
Umecka, Jolanta (Actor)
Malanowicz, Zygmunt, 1938- (Actor)
Lipman, Jerzy, 1922-1983 (Cinematographer)
Prugar, Halina, 1929- (Editor)
Komeda, Krzysztof (composer (expression))
Language:Polish
English
Language of the Original:
Polish
Language and/or Writing System:
In Polish with English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2003], ©2003.
Edition:Special ed.
Series:Criterion collection ; 215.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Competition (Psychology) > Drama.
Competition (Psychology)
Man-woman relationships.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Short films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Short films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Knife in the water [Parallel title]
Roman Polanski : the short films
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A middle-aged journalist and his wife invite a footloose young hitch-hiker aboard their sail-boat for a Sunday outing in the Polish lake district. Like two peacocks, the men proceed to flaunt their virility before the woman, revealing a cynical sadism on the part of the husband and a growing resentment in the knife-wielding youth.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
Disc 2 contains a collection of Roman Polanski's short films from 1957-1962, including Murder, Teeth smile, Break up the dance, Two men and a wardrobe, The lamp, When angels fall, The fat and the lean, and Mammals.
Special features: New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; video interview with director Roman Polanski and co-screenwriter, Jerzy Skolimowski; a collection of rare publicity and production stills; English subtitle translation by Roman Polanski.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN3 D0027959 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Winner of the International Film Critics' Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1962."
ISBN:0780023269
9780780023260
Credits:Director of photography, Jerzy Lipman ; editor, Halina Prugar ; music, Krzysztof T. Komeda.
System Details:DVD; Dolby digital mono.; RSDL dual layer; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Cast:
Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz.