After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, Polanski fled to Paris and has since been a fugitive from the U.S.

As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. Polanski was arrested and charged in 1977 with sexual abuse against a 13-year-old girl. He made '' Macbeth'' (1971) in England and '' Chinatown'' (1974) back in Hollywood.

In 1969, Polanski's pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, was murdered with four friends by members of the Manson Family. In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film '' Rosemary's Baby'' (1968). After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three English-language feature-length films: '' Repulsion'' (1965), '' Cul-de-sac'' (1966), and '' The Fearless Vampire Killers'' (1967). Polanski's first feature-length film, '' Knife in the Water'' (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto.

His Polish Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, nine César Awards, two Golden Globe Awards,Īs well as the Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or. Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański |group=lower-alpha|name=note_a}} ( né Liebling 18 August 1933) is a French and Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

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