In the belief that his judge, the late Laurence J. Rittenband, would renege on his promise to let Polanski go free after serving 42 days in a California prison, the director fled the United States in 1978 before his final sentence was announced.
Convencido de que su juez, el difunto Laurence J. Rittenband, no mantendría su promesa de dejarlo salir en libertad después de cumplir 42 días de arresto en una prisión de California, el director huyó de Estados Unidos en 1978 antes de que se anunciara su sentencia final.