---
title: 'Knife in the Water (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roman Polanski'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/knife-in-the-water-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056291/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Knife in the Water (1962)

1962 · 90 min · Drama · Poland

Original title: Nóż w wodzie

## Synopsis

Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, and starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, and Zygmunt Malanowicz. Its plot follows a husband and wife who are accompanied on a boating trip by a young male hitchhiker, who spurs a number of escalating confrontations between the couple.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Screenplay:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Jerzy Skolimowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-skolimowski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jerzy Lipman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-lipman)
- **Editor:** [Halina Prugar-Ketling](https://cinepixo.com/people/halina-prugar-ketling)

## Cast

- [Jolanta Umecka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jolanta-umecka) as Krystyna, żona Andrzeja
- [Leon Niemczyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-niemczyk) as Andrzej
- [Zygmunt Malanowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/zygmunt-malanowicz) as chłopak
- [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)

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