Roman Polanski

The director’s masterful, technically brilliant work is lacking in humanity

Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski were voted out of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday

A superior court judge turned down a request from Polanski’s lawyers, who wanted a new hearing to try and close the case on procedural grounds.

The US expressed disappointment at Switzerland’s refusal to extradite Roman Polanski and vowed to pursue the three decade hunt for the director.

Roman Polanski has been able to step beyond the confines of his garden for the first time in 10 months after authorities decided not to extradite him.

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Director Roman Polanski broke his silence on Sunday over the bid to extradite him to face child sex charges in the United States.

A judge on Friday said fugitive film director Roman Polanski must return to the United States to be sentenced for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

In a case that has polarised public passions, director Roman Polanski did not win his freedom on Monday for a 32-year-old sex offence.

Swiss authorities will not release Roman Polanski into house arrest at his luxury Alpine chalet before Friday, the government said on Tuesday.

Security experts on Saturday started preparing Roman Polanski’s Alpine chalet for the movie director’s house arrest.

Roman Polanski awaited release from a Swiss prison on Thursday after a court granted him a ,5-million dollar bail.

The victim in the Roman Polanski child sex case has renewed calls for the case against the director to be dismissed.

The United States has formally asked Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski, the Swiss Justice Ministry said on Friday.

Film director Roman Polanski may decide to face justice in the US to avoid lengthy extradition procedures, one of his lawyers said on Wednesday.