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Roman Polanski

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Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (né Liebling; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or. In 1977, Polanski was arrested for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor in exchange for a probation-only sentence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roman Polanski is the 11th most popular film director (down from 10th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from France (down from 119th in 2019) and the most popular French Film Director.

Roman Polanski is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is most famous for directing the films Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, and The Pianist.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roman Polanski ranks 11 out of 2,041. Before him are David Lynch, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Sergei Eisenstein. After him are D. W. Griffith, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Leni Riefenstahl, and Ridley Scott.

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Among people born in 1933, Roman Polanski ranks 5. Before him are Akihito, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Karl Lagerfeld, and Garrincha. After him are Dalida, Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Michael Caine, Lina Medina, Claudio Abbado, and Francisco Gento.

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In France

Among people born in France, Roman Polanski ranks 163 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Braque (1882), Charles V of France (1338), Pope Urban IV (1185), Marcel Duchamp (1887), Pope Leo IX (1002), and Georges Pompidou (1911). After him are Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), Pope Martin IV (1220), François Viète (1540), and Margaret of Valois (1553).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Roman Polanski ranks 1. After him are François Truffaut (1932), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Georges Méliès (1861), Roger Vadim (1928), Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943), Éric Rohmer (1920), William Wyler (1902), Claude Chabrol (1930), Luc Besson (1959), Alain Resnais (1922), and Robert Bresson (1901).

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