The read
Scores higher than 80% of the 813 1960s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic83/100
486 audience votes
Key crew
- Jakub GoldbergScreenplay
- Jerzy SkolimowskiScreenplay
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Roman PolanskiScreenplay
- Krzysztof KomedaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Leon NiemczykAndrzej
- Jolanta UmeckaKrystyna
- Zygmunt MalanowiczYoung Man
- Roman PolanskiYoung Man (voice)
- Anna CiepielewskaKrystyna (voice)
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Themes
sailing tripsailingknifehitchhikermoral panicsail boatman gets between a couple
The Best Movies of 1962
Knife in the Water is #20 of 58
