Roman Polanski – Scripts on Screen

The Tenant Script

celluloid — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:49:23 +0000

Year:1976

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Gérard Brach (Screenplay), Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Roland Topor (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill himself.

The Tenant Script Resources:

The Tenant Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

The Tenant ( tt0074811 ) at IMDb
The Tenant ( 11482 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Frantic Script

celluloid — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:49:02 +0000

Year:1988

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Gérard Brach (Writer), Roman Polanski (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

Frantic Script Resources:

Frantic Script PDF at Script Slug
Frantic Script PDF - 4/10/1987 at Script City ($)
Frantic Transcript at subslikescript.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Frantic ( tt0095174 ) at IMDb
Frantic ( 10675 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Carnage Script

celluloid — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:22:22 +0000

Year:2011

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Yasmina Reza (Screenplay), Yasmina Reza (Writer)

Script Synopsis:After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.

Carnage Script Resources:

Carnage Script PDF at Script Slug
Carnage Script PDF - [1/29/2011] at Script Fly ($)
Carnage Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Carnage ( tt1692486 ) at IMDb
Carnage ( 72113 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Fearless Vampire Killers Script

celluloid — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:32:11 +0000

Year:1967

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Gérard Brach (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

The Fearless Vampire Killers Script Resources:

The Fearless Vampire Killers Script PDF - [1966-02-08] at Script Fly ($)
The Fearless Vampire Killers Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
The Fearless Vampire Killers Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Fearless Vampire Killers ( tt0061655 ) at IMDb
The Fearless Vampire Killers ( 3053 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Tess Script

celluloid — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 13:07:04 +0000

Year:1979

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Gérard Brach (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge.

Tess Script Resources:

Tess Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Tess Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Tess ( tt0080009 ) at IMDb
Tess ( 11121 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Pirates Script

celluloid — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 02:42:56 +0000

Year:1986

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Gérard Brach (Screenplay), John Brownjohn (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo. The question is, can he keep this pace up?

Pirates Script Resources:

Pirates Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE. *page. at Script City ($)
Pirates Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE. *pg. at Script City ($)
Pirates Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Pirates Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Pirates ( tt0091757 ) at IMDb
Pirates ( 11483 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Ninth Gate

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:23:57 +0000

Year:1999

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Arturo Pérez-Reverte (Novel), John Brownjohn (Screenplay), Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Enrique Urbizu (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, 'The Nine Gates of the Kingdom Of Shadows' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.

The Ninth Gate Script Resources:

The Ninth Gate Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Ninth Gate Script at Screenplays For You
The Ninth Gate Script at The Daily Script
The Ninth Gate Script at Horror Lair
The Ninth Gate Script at Horror Lair
The Ninth Gate Script at Screenplays For You
The Ninth Gate Script - 1999 Transcript at IMSDb
The Ninth Gate Script PDF - EARLY 7/3/97 at Script City ($)
The Ninth Gate Script PDF - 3/22/98 FINAL at Script City ($)
The Ninth Gate Script PDF - [Final 1999] at Script Fly ($)
The Ninth Gate Script PDF - [Final 3/22/1998][miss. pg. 47] at Script Fly ($)
The Ninth Gate Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Ninth Gate ( tt0142688 ) at IMDb
The Ninth Gate ( 622 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Ghost Writer

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:17 +0000

Year:2010

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Robert Harris (Novel), Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Robert Harris (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

The Ghost Writer Script Resources:

The Ghost Writer Script PDF - Production stamped pgs, miss pgs 74-75 at Script Fly ($)
The Ghost Writer Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Ghost Writer ( tt1139328 ) at IMDb
The Ghost Writer ( 11439 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Pianist

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:03 +0000

Year:2002

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Ronald Harwood (Screenplay), Wladyslaw Szpilman (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

The Pianist Script Resources:

The Pianist Script PDF - 1998 final draft at The Daily Script
The Pianist Script - Undated Final draft at IMSDb
The Pianist Script at The Daily Script
The Pianist Script - 1998 final draft at The Daily Script
The Pianist Script PDF - 6/2/2001 at Script City ($)
The Pianist Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Pianist ( tt0253474 ) at IMDb
The Pianist ( 423 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Rosemary’s Baby

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:44:18 +0000

Year:1968

Director:Roman Polanski

Written by:Roman Polanski (Screenplay), Ira Levin (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn’t safe around their strange neighbors.

Rosemary's Baby Script Resources:

Rosemary's Baby Script PDF at Script Slug
Rosemary's Baby Script PDF at Horror Lair
Rosemary's Baby Script PDF - Final Draft - 7/24/1967 at The Script Savant
Rosemary's Baby Script at Horror Lair
Rosemary's Baby Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Rosemary's Baby Script PDF - FINAL DRAFT. 7/24/1967. (XL) at Script City ($)
Rosemary's Baby Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Rosemary's Baby ( tt0063522 ) at IMDb
Rosemary's Baby ( 805 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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