Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Zygmunt Malanowicza, Leon Niemczyk, Jolante Umecka
Original language
Polish
Production companies
FILM POLSKI (POLOGNE), Zespół Filmowy Kamera
Home video distributors
Arena (Sweden)
Crew
Screenplay
Jakub Goldberg, Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski
Cinematography
Jerzy Lipman
Editing
Jerzy Szawlowski
Music
Krzysztof T. Komeda
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
May 8, 1986
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2002 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 1976 generic
- Academy Awards 1964 academy_award
- BAFTA Awards 1964 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1962 generic
Titles
| Original title | NÓZ W WODZIE | Polish |
| Translated title | Knife in the Water | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | The Young Lovers | |
| Alternate title | Le Couteau dans l'eau | |
| Alternate title | A Faca na Agua | |
| Alternate title | Sillages | |
| Alternate title | Kniven I Vattnet | |
| Alternate title | Nož v vodi | |
| Alternate title | Das Messer im Wasser | |
| Alternate title | El cuchillo bajo el agua | |
| Alternate title | Ніж у воді | Ukrainian |
| Alternate title | Sudaki Bıçak | |
| Alternate title | 水中之刀 | |
| Alternate title | El cuchillo en el agua | |
| Alternate title | Нож в воде | |
| Alternate title | Cuţitul în apă | |
| Alternate title | Kniven i vannet | |
| Alternate title | Peilis vandenyje | |
| Alternate title | 水の中のナイフ | Japanese |
| Alternate title | Il coltello nell’acqua | |
| Alternate title | Chaghu dar ab | |
| Alternate title | Kés a vízben | |
| Alternate title | Μαχαίρι στο Νερό | Greek |
| Alternate title | Γυμνός Πειρασμός | Greek |
| Alternate title | Veitsi vedessä | |
| Alternate title | Kniven i vandet | |
| Alternate title | Нож във водата | |
| Alternate title | Het mes in het water |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Arena (cat. no. Arena 2102) | Sweden |
Soundtracks
| CD | Knife In The Water (Music From The Roman Polanski Film) (2012) | 1 release, 2012: Él |
| CD | Knife In The Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Krzysztof Komeda (2016) | 1 release, 2016: Soundtrack Factory |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Polish) | ||
| Home video VHS | Sweden | Arena 2102 |
Full credits
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Cast | Zygmunt Malanowicza, Leon Niemczyk, Jolante Umecka |
| Screenplay | Jakub Goldberg, Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Lipman |
| Editing | Jerzy Szawlowski |
| Music | Krzysztof T. Komeda |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
