Polanski plays Trelkovsky, a quiet, timid file clerk whose unremarkable life becomes increasingly overshadowed with dread and fear after he moves into his new home. Adding to his paranoia are the building’s other occupants, who do nothing to alleviate his growing obsession with the untimely, tragic fate of the apartment’s previous tenant.
The Tenant
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Description
Director Roman Polanski casts himself in the lead of the psychological thriller The Tenant. Trelkovsky (Polanski) rents an apartment in a spooky old residential building, where his neighbors — mostly old recluses — eye him with suspicious contempt. Upon discovering that the apartment's previous tenant, a beautiful young woman, jumped from the window in a suicide attempt, Trelkovsky begins obsessing over the dead woman. Growing increasingly paranoid, Trelkovsky convinces himself that his neighbors plan to kill him. He even comes to the conclusion that Stella (Isabel Adjani), the woman he has fallen in love with, is in on the "plot." Ultimately, Polanski assumes the identity of the suicide victim — and inherits her self-destructive urges. Some critics found the movie tedious and overdone; others compared it to Polanski's early breakthrough, Repulsion. The film was based on Le Locataire Chimerique, a novel by Roland Topor.
Cast and crew
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Roman Polanski
Director, Writer, Trelkovsky -
Isabelle Adjani
Stella -
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 -
Rufus
Georges Badar -
Romain Bouteille
Simon -
Jacques Monod
Cafe Owner -
Patrice Alexsandre
Robert -
Jean-Pierre Bagot
Policeman -
Josiane Balasko
Viviane - Office Worker -
Michel Blanc
Scope's Neighbor -
Florence Blot
Madame Zy -
Louba Guertchikoff
Wife at accident -
Jacques Chevalier
Patron -
Jacky Cohen
Stella's Friend -
David Gabison
Witness at accident -
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Bar Waiter -
Alain Frérot
Begger -
Raoul Guylad
Priest -
Eva Ionesco
Bettina - Madame Gaderian's daughter -
Gérard Jugnot
Office Clerk -
Roland Topor
Writer -
Gérard Brach
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Roman PolanskiDirectors
Studio
ParamountStudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
1976Released year
Duration
2 h 5 minDuration
Genres
DramaHorror
Thriller/Mystery
Genres
Horror
Thriller/Mystery
Writers
Roland ToporGérard Brach
Roman Polanski
Writers
Gérard Brach
Roman Polanski
Size
7.23 GB (1080p HD)3.76 GB (720p HD)
2.01 GB (SD)
Size
3.76 GB (720p HD)
2.01 GB (SD)
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |