
The Tenant
“Apartment for rent: Quiet building. Furnished. 2 rooms. Previous tenant committed suicide.”
1976·2h 6m·fr·R
7.6
Overview
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
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Details
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Written by
- Roland Topor, Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
- Produced by
- Andrew Braunsberg
- Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Studio
- Marianne Productions
Released May 26, 1976·Le locataire·France·$5,100,000 revenue
Cast

Roman Polanski
Trelkovsky

Isabelle Adjani
Stella

Melvyn Douglas
Monsieur Zy

Jo Van Fleet
Madame Dioz

Bernard Fresson
Scope

Shelley Winters
Concierge

Lila Kedrova
Madame Gaderian

Claude Dauphin
Husband at accident

Claude Piéplu
Neighbour

Rufus
Georges Badar

Romain Bouteille
Simon

Gérard Jugnot
Office Clerk

Josiane Balasko
Viviane, Office Worker

Michel Blanc
Scope's Neighbor

Jacques Monod
Cafe Owner

Patrice Alexsandre
Robert
Keywords
paris, francesuicideidentityparanoiahallucinationidentity crisispsychopathlodgerneighbortenantdescent into madnesscross dressingpsychological thrillerapartment buildingnoisy neighborhandjobdeath of neighbornext door neighbornosy neighbortooth extractionjumping from heightcreepy neighborjumping from a windowpsychological disintegrationparanoid thrillerrented roomspersonality changepsychological horror







