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The Tenant

Year:

1976

Duration:

126 min

Genres:

Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Roman Polanski

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 1976-06-11

Filming Locations: Rue la Bruyère, Paris 9, Paris, France

Earnings

Gross: $1,924,733 (USA)$5,132,555 (worldwide)

Cast

Actor

Character

Isabelle Adjani

The Tenant

Roman Polanski

Trelkovsky

Melvyn Douglas

Monsieur Zy

Jo Van Fleet

Madame Dioz

Bernard Fresson

Scope

Lila Kedrova

Madame Gaderian

Claude Dauphin

Husband at the accident

Claude Piéplu

Neighbor (as Claude Pieplu)

Rufus

Georges Badar

Romain Bouteille

Simon

Jacques Monod

Cafe Owner

Patrice Alexsandre

Robert

Jean-Pierre Bagot

Policeman

Josiane Balasko

Office Worker

Michel Blanc

Scope's Neighbor

Florence Blot

Madame Zy

Louba Guertchikoff

Wife at accident (as Louba Chazel)

Jacques Chevalier

Patron

Jacky Cohen

Stella's Friend

David Gabison

Witness at accident (as Alain David)

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Bar Waiter (as Bernard Donnadieu)

Alain Frérot

Begger (as Alain Frerot)

Raoul Guylad

Priest

Eva Ionesco

Bettina - Madame Gaderian's daughter

Gérard Jugnot

Office Clerk

Héléna Manson

Head Nurse

Maïté Nahyr

Lucille

André Penvern

Cafe Waiter

Gérard Pereira

Drunk

Dominique Poulange

Simone Choule

Arlette Reinerg

Tramp

Jacques Rosny

Jean-Claude

Serge Spira

Philippe

Vanessa Vaylord

Martine

François Viaur

Police Sergeant

Shelley Winters

The Concierge

Albert Delpy

Neighbor (uncredited)

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alain Sarde

Peeping tom (uncredited)

Philippe Sarde

Man staring at Trelkovsky in the movie theatre (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Philippe Sarde (the composer) chose the glass harmonica after having seen Polanski, at the restaurant, mimicking with his finger the action of making the glass sing. There was only one person left in the world that could play this instrument, for which Mozart wrote a few pieces.

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Although Roman Polanski plays the leading role in the film, he is given no screen credit as an actor.

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One of the ten most terrifying moments in history of cinema in the opinion of the French horror movie magazine Mad Movies.

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Goofs

When Trelkovsky is unpacking as he moves into the apartment, a crew member is reflected in the small mirror adjacent to the kitchen sink. Two crew members are then reflected in the armoire's mirror as Trelkovsky opens it.

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Quotes

Stella: Why don't you take your tie off? You look like you're choking to death.

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Trelkovsky: You want me to do it again? I shall do it again! You did not like it the first time.

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Trelkovsky: If you cut off my head, what would I say... Me and my head, or me and my body? What right has my head to call itself me?

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