Das Messer im Wasser

Masuria, high summer. A windshield crack. A bourgeois couple invites a feral hitchhiker onto their small yacht. Male games of dominance begin, interrupted by a woman's cool gaze. A blade flashes. Early Polanski simmers with unspoken dread.

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Roman Polanski directed Das Messer im Wasser in 1962. See Roman Polanski's full filmography, where to start with Roman Polanski, or where to go after you've seen everything by Roman Polanski.

Das Messer im Wasser was released in 1962 (PL original-language production), with a runtime of 94 minutes.