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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1976-05-26
Languageen
Runtime2h 6m
Revenue$5,100,000
Production

Marianne Productions

7.6(1.3k)
•1976•2h 6m

The Tenant

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

ThrillerMysteryDrama

Overview

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

Writing & Screenplay
Gérard BrachRoman Polanski
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist

Principal Cast

40 credited
Roman Polanski
Roman PolanskiTrelkovsky
Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle AdjaniStella
Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn DouglasMonsieur Zy
Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van FleetMadame Dioz
Bernard Fresson
Bernard FressonScope
Shelley Winters
Shelley WintersConcierge
Lila Kedrova
Lila KedrovaMadame Gaderian
Claude Dauphin
Claude DauphinHusband at accident
Claude Piéplu
Claude PiépluNeighbour
Rufus
RufusGeorges Badar

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