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Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
- DIRECTOR
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- Marina Zenovich
- WRITERS
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- Joe Bini
- P.G. Morgan
- HBO Documentary Films
- STUDIOS
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- HBO Documentary Films
- Graceful Pictures
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- CAST
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Andrew Braunsberg as Himself - Producer & Polanski's Friend -
Richard Brenneman as Himself - Reporter, Santa Monica Evening Outlook -
Douglas Dalton as Himself - Attorney for the Defense -
Marilyn Beck as Herself - Hollywood Gossip Columnist -
Steve Barshop as Himself - Assistant District Attorney -
Madeline Bessmer as Herself - Girlfriend #2
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In 1977, Roman Polanski was arrested in Los Angeles on charges he gave drugs and had sex with a 13-year-old girl he was photographing for Vogue. Eleven months later, having pled guilty to one count, he fled to Europe before sentencing. This film examines that year-long period, using archival footage of the media frenzy and of Polanski's life before the charges, clips from his films, and contemporary interviews with many of the principles - attorneys, the victim, and Polanski's friends and associates. Polanski remains enigmatic, but portraits emerge of the machinations of justice and of a judge more interested in his image than his word or the law.
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