Nóz w wodzie (The Knife in the Water) (1962)






A couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing. As the voyage progresses, the antagonism between the two men grows. A violent confrontation is inevitable.


Film programs

Progress Filmillustrierte/Filmprogramm nr. 21/65

Screenplay


Polanski: Three Filmscripts, Knife in the Water - Repulsion - Cul-de-Sac
New York, Evanston, San Fransico, London, 1975

Books with substantial mentioning of Nóz w wodzie (The Knife in the Water)

James Greenberg
Roman Polanski, A retrospective
New York, 2013

David Ehrenstein
Roman Polanski
Paris, 2012

Alexandre Tylski
Roman Polanski, ses premiers films polonais
Lyon, 2004

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Books with an entry on Nóz w wodzie (The Knife in the Water)

Marek Haltof
Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema
Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Plymouth, UK, 2007

Articles on Nóz w wodzie (The Knife in the Water)

Adam Smith, Knife in the Water, in: Empire, nr. 258 (December), 2010 pp. 162-163

Reviews

David Parkinson, Knife in the Water, in: Empire, nr. 179, 2004 pp. 42

Harald Mühlbeyer, Anfang mit Schrecken, in: epd Film, nr. 12, 2012 pp. 67 (DVD review)


Nóz w wodzie
(The Knife in the Water)

Poland 1962

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Year: 1962
Country: Poland
Language: Polish
 
IMDb: 0056291