He would not have gotten a fair trial and would likely have ended up in prison for life.
The judge, the lead prosecutor, and the LA County Deputy DA at the time all admitted bias against Polanski.
Here is all the information about the trial that can keep it nice and ambiguous for you. So the final say about how to feel about Polanski and his works lies firmly on the individual. In 2016, it was presented by Polish officials that no amount of time could account for the crime of rape, but the decision of the lower court was held. Polish courts ruled that Polanski had served his punishment and should not have to face U.S. It was believed that Polanski would be given some form of probation, but it also meant he could travel. There were requests in 2014 by US courts that Poland send Polanski to stand trial since there was question concerning the conduct of the original judge in Polanski’s case. The Swiss judge denied extradition and Polanski was sent back to France. Public sentiment in America, France, and Poland leaned towards Polanski being sent to America to face trial. This does not tend to go over very well with the American public or the legal system and Polanski was arrested while in Switzerland and held in Zurich. One of those “I heard it is said that” kind of things from TMZ.Īnyway, these reminders had people trying to interview Polanski and his wife about the past and he basically said that people needed to move past it. I don’t have proof of this, but it is an interesting story. Ironically, that man who was said to remind people of old rape charges was none other than Harvey Weinstein. There is no real proof of this, but the man said to have done this was quite powerful in Hollywood at the time. A strange little detail about this is that The Pianist was also up for best picture, but stirrings about Polanski’s past were brought up by a competing producer to throw the award. He could not accept the award in person because he would be arrested, so Harrison Ford accepted it on his behalf and took it to him in France. It is a masterpiece and earned Polanski the award for Best Director.
It stars Adrian Brody and told the story of a Polish-Jewish composer who survived the concentration camps because of goodwill received from German officers that appreciated his work. Polanski was back on his game and he directed and produced a film called The Pianist. Then in 1999, he came out with a film called The Ninth Gate that garnered attention since it starred the very popular Johnny Depp. It seemed he would simply live out his life quietly in France. Things remained well through the 90s although nothing Polanski did got much attention.
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