Knife in the Water

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 Knife in the Water 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.

Knife in the Water was released in 1962 (PL original-language production), with a runtime of 94 minutes.