Knife in the Water

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. This was the first feature directed by Roman Polanski.

Recommended by 2 People

“Just in a boat, three person, a camera, a great movie. You don't need luxury in cinema to make a good movie.”

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Director

“Polanski's capacity to deal with both the literal aspects of a story and the abstract—it helped me understand how to think in film terms.”

Frederick Wiseman

Director