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Did Kinski reinspire Polanski's interest in the material?


Was this production specifically planned after Polanski began his relationship with the teenage Nastassja Kinski...or did those two things merely coincide?

I know Polanski had been interested in filming the story for years...I'm just not clear as to if it was put on hold indefinitely after Tate's death and then he met Kinski, which resurrected the project, or if the film was reactivated in the late 70's regardless of whether Kinski took on the title role or not.

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