The Tenant

The Tenant (1976)

188 March 2004 (GB)Thriller, Horror, Mystery2 hours and 6 minutes
76%
User score

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

Description

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

Roman Polanski
Director, Screenplay
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
Roland Topor
Novel

Actors

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
The 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
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

$5,100,000

Keywords
suicideparis, franceidentitypsychopathparanoiahallucinationidentity crisislodgerneighbortenantdescent into madnesscross dressingpsychological thrillerapartment buildingnoisy neighborhandjobdeath of neighbornext door neighbornosy neighbortooth extractionjumping from heightcreepy neighborjumping from a windowpsychological disintegrationparanoid thrillerrented roomspersonality changepsychological horror