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.
Pensant que le juge, feu Laurence J. Rittenband, ne tiendrait pas sa promesse de le libérer après 42 jours de détention dans une prison de Californie, il a fui les USA en 1978 avant le verdict final.