Italy / Sep 06, 1962 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nóż w wodzie |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zespół Filmowy "Kamera" |
| Release date | 9 marzo 1962 |
| Writer | Jerzy Skolimowski, Jakub Goldberg, Roman Polanski, Agnieszka Osiecka |
| Editing | Halina Prugar-Ketling, Maria Karpowicz |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Lipman, Jerzy Szurowski, Józef Nasiadka, Julian Magda, Andrzej Gronau |
| Assistant directors | Jakub Goldberg, Andrzej Kostenko, Maria Pietrzak, Roman Polanski |
| Camera operators | Andrzej Gronau, Jerzy Lipman, Jerzy Szurowski, Józef Nasiadka, Julian Magda |
| Additional photography | Jerzy Lipman, Jerzy Szurowski, Józef Nasiadka, Julian Magda, Andrzej Gronau |
| Production design | Bolesław Kamykowski |
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| Art direction | Bolesław Kamykowski |
| Set decoration | Bolesław Kamykowski |
| Music | Krzysztof Komeda, Jerzy Szawłowski, Halina Paszkowska |
| Sound | Krzysztof Komeda, Jerzy Szawłowski, Halina Paszkowska |
| Costume design | Zdzislaw Papierz |
| Makeup | Zdzislaw Papierz |
| Hairstyling | Zdzislaw Papierz |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Sweden / Mar 09, 1962 / 15
Greece / Jul 07, 2022
Theatrical release
Denmark / Mar 09, 1962 / 15
Finland / Mar 09, 1962 / K-16
Poland / Mar 09, 1962
Brazil / Jan 01, 1963 / e 14
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Portugal / Jan 02, 1963 / e 14
France / Apr 26, 1963
Germany / Oct 18, 1963 / 16
United States / Oct 28, 1963 / NR
Japan / Jun 01, 1965 / G
Digital
France / Apr 29, 2016 / 12 / VOD
Physical media
United States / Sep 30, 2003 / DVD
Greece / Nov 01, 2005 / DVD
France / Feb 05, 2007 / DVD
Netherlands / Sep 20, 2008 / 6 / DVD
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United Kingdom / Jun 21, 2010 / PG / DVD
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