Roman Polanski

The authorities finally decided to move the director Roman Polanski from a prison in the Zurich area into an undisclosed location. The news mentions, the director stumbled against child sexual abuse cases under the age of the 1977’s, moved to a house in the Alps, Switzerland.

The transfer was conducted by the authorities on Thursday (3 / 12). “The transfer was based on security issues and protection of person,” said Folco Galli, a spokesman for the justice ministry.

However, when asked the location of the arrest 76-year-old director was, now, Galli declined to answer. Told AP news agency, Galli said that until Friday afternoon Polanski still going to be in a villa in Gstaad mountainous area with security surveillance.

“In principle it would not change anything,” said Galli. “He still will be moved tomorrow (Friday).”

It ensures that the director has ever won the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival event it will not run away. He was in tight control. In fact, Polanski was wearing an electric monitoring bracelet so that movement continues observed.

Since 26 September, the director of films like “Rosemary’s Baby”,
“Chinatown” and “The Pianist” was arrested by the authorities in Switzerland, for a moment he arrived in Zurich to accept a lifetime achievement award in a film festival. The authorities in Los Angeles wanted extradited to account for what he did 31 years ago.

Polanski fled the United States on February 1, 1978, on the day where he dropped the penalty. He later settled in France, to avoid extradition.

Roman Polanski

Movie director Roman Polanski will solve most recent movie THE GHOST from behind bars in Switzerland, as revealed close friend who is also the film’s screenwriter, Robert Harris, as quoted by media reports on Thursday (15/10).

Polanski was arrested on September 26 and because the case happened in 1977 that accused him of involvement in the rape of a girl aged 13 years, when it arrives in Zurich to accept an award from a film festival.

Harris said that Polanski wanted to finish the film in time for the launch scheduled for delivery at the Berlin film festival, in February.

“He (Polanski, red) can convey wishes of his cell. I think he could not call, but can communicate,” said Harris told the media as-OANA Xinhuanet reported.

Directed by 76-year-old, had finished editing the film on the day of his arrest. And had contacted his colleagues talk about the film, and gives instructions about the continuation of the film.

THE GHOST film shows the actor Pierce Brosnan as a British prime minister accused of war crimes.

“What do people think about the movie is another matter. Whether it can overcome the situation faced by the director himself, I do not know. We will examine a higher limit an opinion that there is no ugliness as bad publicity,” Harris said.

“It’s a nightmare that threatens that the director may be in prison at the time (the film’s release), but we have to deal with this when the situation develops. I’m sure he wanted the movie go ahead, after working for two years,” said Harri

Roman Polanski

Famous film director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on U.S. warrant a 31-year-old. It was announced Zurich Film Festival organizers said in a statement on Sunday (27/9).

Polanski’s arrest on Saturday night made in connection with an arrest warrant issued by the U.S. government in 1978 because he was having sex with minors.

Director of the film was initially scheduled to receive awards for a lifetime’s work on the Film Festival, Sunday night.

“Roman Polanski, one of the greatest film directors of our time, should receive the prize for lifetime achievement at the Zurich Film Festival,” including the contents of this statement reported by Reuters. “However, he was arrested by police when he entered the Zurich Airport. Detention related to the demand by the U.S. government based on an arrest warrant for him issued in 1978,” he said.

“The festival director has received this news with great shock,” said the festival’s organizers. He added that respect for Polanski will still be given so that people attending the festival can convey their appreciation and solidarity for the film makers.

He was arrested in the late 1970s. He was charged with giving drugs and alcohol to girls aged 13 years and have sex in violation of the law with underage children are at a shooting event at Jack Nicholson, Hollywood.

Polanski, who insisted that the girl had sexual experience, and has approved such action, spent 42 days in jail while undergoing psychiatric examination. However, he escaped to France before it was condemned. His U.S. visa had been withdrawn since.

Paris-born Polish men had never set foot again in the U.S. since 30 years ago. He did not even dare to make films in England for fear of being extradited. Switzerland also has an extradition treaty with the United States.

Pianist film directed by Polanski in 2002 managed to steal an Oscar. The film, starring Adrien Brody.