Thriller ·Mystery ·Drama · France · 1976 · 2h 6m

The Tenant

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Director
Roman Polanski
Cast
Roman Polanski as Trelkovsky Isabelle Adjani as Stella Melvyn Douglas as Monsieur Zy Jo Van Fleet as Madame Dioz Bernard Fresson as Scope Shelley Winters as Concierge
Crew
Sven Nykvist — Director of Photography Françoise Bonnot — Editor Philippe Sarde — Original Music Composer Roman Polanski — Screenplay Gérard Brach — Screenplay Roland Topor — Novel
Tagline

Apartment for rent: Quiet building. Furnished. 2 rooms. Previous tenant committed suicide.

Synopsis

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

Trailer The Tenant — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
suicideparis, franceidentitypsychopathparanoiahallucinationidentity crisislodgerneighbortenantdescent into madnesscross dressing
Key Collaborators
Roman Polanski Director Sven Nykvist Director of Photography Françoise Bonnot Editor Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer Roman Polanski Screenplay Gérard Brach Screenplay Roland Topor Novel Andrew Braunsberg Producer Pierre Guffroy Production Design Jacques Schmidt Costume Design
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