Eine Schürze aus Speck

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of...

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing ...

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

Runtime

2h 18m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

Runtime

1h 20m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz