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The Tenant  (1976)
Apartment for rent: Quiet building. Furnished. 2 rooms. Previous tenant committed suicide.


7.6|26 May, 1976|126 min
Released
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A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
Language

English, 

Français 


Budget--
Revenue $5,100,000
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Keywords
suicide
paris, france
identity
psychopath
paranoia
hallucination
identity crisis
lodger
neighbor
tenant
descent into madness
cross dressing
psychological thriller
apartment building
noisy neighbor
handjob
death of neighbor
next door neighbor
nosy neighbor
tooth extraction
jumping from height
creepy neighbor
jumping from a window
psychological disintegration
paranoid thriller
rented rooms
personality change
psychological horror

Casts

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Trelkovsky
Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle Adjani
Stella
Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Monsieur Zy
Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van Fleet
Madame Dioz
Bernard Fresson
Bernard Fresson
Scope
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Concierge
Lila Kedrova
Lila Kedrova
Madame Gaderian
Claude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin
Husband at accident
Claude Piéplu
Claude Piéplu
Neighbour
Rufus
Rufus
Georges Badar
Romain Bouteille
Romain Bouteille
Simon
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Office Clerk
Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko
Viviane, Office Worker
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc
Scope's Neighbor
Jacques Monod
Jacques Monod
Cafe Owner
Patrice Alexsandre
Patrice Alexsandre
Robert
Jean-Pierre Bagot
Jean-Pierre Bagot
Policeman
Florence Blot
Florence Blot
Madame Zy
Louba Guertchikoff
Louba Guertchikoff
Wife at accident
Jacques Chevalier
Jacques Chevalier
Patron
Jacky Cohen
Stella's friend
David Gabison
David Gabison
Witness at accident
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Bar waiter
Alain Frérot
Alain Frérot
Begger
Raoul Guylad
Raoul Guylad
Priest
Éva Ionesco
Éva Ionesco
Bettina, Madame Gaderian's daughter
Héléna Manson
Héléna Manson
Head Nurse
Maïté Nahyr
Maïté Nahyr
Lucille
André Penvern
André Penvern
Cafe waiter
Gérard Pereira
Drunk
Dominique Poulange
Simone Choule
Arlette Reinerg
Tramp
Jacques Rosny
Jacques Rosny
Jean-Claude
Serge Spira
Philippe
Vanessa Vaylord
Vanessa Vaylord
Martine
François Viaur
François Viaur
Police Sergeant
Albert Delpy
Albert Delpy
Neighbor (uncredited)
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alain Sarde
Alain Sarde
Peeping tom (uncredited)
Philippe Sarde
Philippe Sarde
Man staring at Trelkovsky in the movie theatre (uncredited)
Marie-Christine Descouard
Marie-Christine Descouard
One of the women at the bar (uncredited)

Crews

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Director
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Gérard Brach
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
Roland Topor
Roland Topor
Novel
Hercules Bellville
Executive Producer
Andrew Braunsberg
Andrew Braunsberg
Producer
Philippe Sarde
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Sven Nykvist
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Françoise Bonnot
Françoise Bonnot
Editor
Catherine Vernoux
Casting
Claude Moesching
Art Direction
Albert Rajau
Art Direction
Pierre Guffroy
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Jacques Schmidt
Costume Design
Jean Harnois
Camera Operator
Bernard Prim
Still Photographer
Louis Gimel
Boom Operator
Michèle Boëhm
Sound Editor
Ludovic Paris
Ludovic Paris
Hairstylist
Didier Lavergne
Didier Lavergne
Makeup Artist
Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard
Assistant Editor
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Sound Mixer
Sylvette Baudrot
Sylvette Baudrot
Script Supervisor
Alain Sarde
Alain Sarde
Associate Producer
Jean-Jacques Aublanc
Jean-Jacques Aublanc
Second Assistant Director
Marc Grunebaum
Assistant Director

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