Lack of ego has never been a problem for Roman Polanski. The Oscar winning director has been in exile in Europe after fleeing America in 1977 on charges he molested a young girl. The case has been debated for the ensuing decades with many filmmakers and intellectuals arguing that enough time has passed and he should be allowed to visit the United States again. Polanski has always maintained that he was deceived by a dishonest judge who went back on a legal agreement after Polanski served time in a facility designed to treat his desires to be with underage girls. However, there is no denying that Polanski did indeed engage in very inappropriate behavior. Now the famed director will draw parallels to the famous Dreyfus case that took place in France in 1894. The landmark legal battle involved an innocent French military officer who was convicted of treason despite the fact that the government knew who the real culprit was. Anti semitism played a major role in the case. Famed novelist Emile Zola's defense of Dreyfus resulted in the verdict being overturned. Polanski is up front about saying he believes the case bears similarities to his own situation, though this seems a stretch: there was no guilty third party and Polanski was never framed. For more click here