Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Roman Polanski's 1968 satanic pregnancy drama. Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes.
Actor: John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes took acting work in studio films specifically to fund the independent films he directed, which is an arrangement he was entirely open about.
The Dirty Dozen brought a Best Supporting Actor nomination, and Rosemary’s Baby gives him a husband whose betrayal is the film’s actual horror. His own films, Faces, A Woman Under the Influence and Shadows, effectively created American independent cinema as a practice.
