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| − | + | '''Roman Polanski''' is a Jewish [[Polish]]-born movie [[director]] and [[actor]]. | |
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| + | Polanski and his Jewish father are [[Holocaust]] survivors. His Roman Catholic mother was murdered in [[Auschwitz]].<ref>IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/bio]</ref> | ||
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| + | He acquired fame in the 1960's and 70s for horrorful tales of the supernatural, famously ''Rosemary's Baby'' (about [[Satanism]]) and ''Chinatown'' (about [[adultery]]). His films frequently included sexual perversions, including extended scenes of [[transvestism]] in ''The Tenant''. | ||
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| + | In 1969, while Polanski was on a business trip to London, his 8-months pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, and their unborn baby were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family cult.<ref>IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/bio]</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1978 he pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse" with a thirteen-year-old girl. He fled the country immediately afterwards and prior to sentencing to avoid imprisonment. For almost thirty years he lived comfortably in [[France]], which refused to extradite him to the United States, where he remained free from legal consequences and unrepentant for his crime. | ||
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| + | Polanski has escaped from being extradited several times: May 1978 in London, December 1986 in Canada, 1988 in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Brazil. In June 1994, a request for arrest was made to France. In October 2005, while Polanski were in Thailand, a folder is passed to Interpol; no effect. In 2007, the filmmaker traveled in Israel; the Hebrew State requested more information to the Los Angeles Attorney, when the documents arrived, the filmmaker had gone. <ref> [http://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2009/09/29/pour-les-etats-unis-polanski-c-est-trente-ans-de-cavale_1246741_3476.html#ens_id=1245879 Le Monde (In French)] </ref> | ||
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| + | In 2009, while visiting [[Switzerland]], he was seized by Swiss authorities, who, unlike the French, were unwilling to protect a [[pedophile]] just to stick it to the United States. He will soon be returned to the US to pay for his despicable actions. | ||
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| + | Polanski is a prime example of [[Hollywood values]] and more than 100 film industry figures have signed a petition calling for the release of Polanski. <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/09/30/hollywoodans-support-polanski-push-his-release Hollywoodans Support Polanski, Push For His Release, NewsBusters.org, September 30, 2009]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Polanski, Roman}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Directors]][[Category:Polish People]] [[Category:Crimes]] | ||
Revision as of 14:43, October 28, 2009
Roman Polanski is a Jewish Polish-born movie director and actor.
Polanski and his Jewish father are Holocaust survivors. His Roman Catholic mother was murdered in Auschwitz.[1]
He acquired fame in the 1960's and 70s for horrorful tales of the supernatural, famously Rosemary's Baby (about Satanism) and Chinatown (about adultery). His films frequently included sexual perversions, including extended scenes of transvestism in The Tenant.
In 1969, while Polanski was on a business trip to London, his 8-months pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, and their unborn baby were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family cult.[2]
In 1978 he pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse" with a thirteen-year-old girl. He fled the country immediately afterwards and prior to sentencing to avoid imprisonment. For almost thirty years he lived comfortably in France, which refused to extradite him to the United States, where he remained free from legal consequences and unrepentant for his crime.
Polanski has escaped from being extradited several times: May 1978 in London, December 1986 in Canada, 1988 in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Brazil. In June 1994, a request for arrest was made to France. In October 2005, while Polanski were in Thailand, a folder is passed to Interpol; no effect. In 2007, the filmmaker traveled in Israel; the Hebrew State requested more information to the Los Angeles Attorney, when the documents arrived, the filmmaker had gone. [3]
In 2009, while visiting Switzerland, he was seized by Swiss authorities, who, unlike the French, were unwilling to protect a pedophile just to stick it to the United States. He will soon be returned to the US to pay for his despicable actions.
Polanski is a prime example of Hollywood values and more than 100 film industry figures have signed a petition calling for the release of Polanski. [4]
References
- ↑ IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[1]
- ↑ IMDb: Biography for Roman Polanski[2]
- ↑ Le Monde (In French)
- ↑ Hollywoodans Support Polanski, Push For His Release, NewsBusters.org, September 30, 2009
