Storyville
Season 13 Episode 24 - Roman Polanski - Wanted and Desired
In September 2009, Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a 30-year-old warrant. In 1978, the filmmaker skipped bail and escaped to France. For decades, no-one truly understood why. This documentary that reveals the truth about the bungled legal proceedings which brought about his escape. In her riveting reopening of this controversial and, as it turns out, very complex case, filmmaker Marina Zenovich fashions a perceptive and intelligent exploration of what really happened and casts a very different light on Polanski's decision, as well as the workings of the American legal system. Revisiting all of the key players, including the lawyers, the victim and the media, the film looks at the conduct of the judge whose handling of the case was unusual. In addition, it incorporates insightful interviews from the present, bringing new comprehension and clarity to events long clouded by myths and presumptions.
Episodes in Season 13
Blast!
80 min
Fashion Victim
60 min
Wild Art: Olly and Suzi Paint Predators
60 min
Heavy Load
60 min
Prostitution Behind the Veil
50 min
Ghosts of the 7th Cavalry
90 min
Maradona: In the Hands of the Gods
90 min
Bulletproof Salesman
60 min
Robert Capa - In Love and War
50 min
The Children's Ward
60 min
The Jazz Baroness
80 min
Up for Debate - Team Qatar
90 min
The Baby and the Buddha
90 min
The Jew who Dealt with Nazis - Killing Kasztner
90 min
The Genius and the Boys
80 min
Blindsight
100 min
Angels of Rio
60 min
The Trials of Oppenheimer
90 min
The Time of their Lives
60 min
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
90 min
Man on Wire
85 min
The Baby and the Buddha
59 min
Napoli - City of the Damned
70 min
Roman Polanski - Wanted and Desired
85 min
Men of the City
60 min
War Heroes - Section 60 Arlington Cemetery
60 min
Hi Society - The Wonderful World of Nicky Haslam
60 min
Survivors: The Horse Boy
60 min
Simon Mann's African Coup: Black Beach
60 min
The Age of Stupid
85 min
