The Tenant

2h 6min

Thriller

Horror

Mystery

Drama

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

Production Companies

Marianne Productions

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Trelkovsky
Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Monsieur Zy
Jo Van Fleet

Jo Van Fleet

Madame Dioz
Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova

Madame Gaderian
Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Husband at accident
Rufus

Rufus

Georges Badar
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
Florence Blot

Florence Blot

Madame Zy
Louba Guertchikoff

Louba Guertchikoff

Wife at accident
Jacky Cohen

Jacky Cohen

Stella's friend
David Gabison

David Gabison

Witness at accident
Éva Ionesco

Éva Ionesco

Bettina, Madame Gaderian's daughter
Héléna Manson

Héléna Manson

Head Nurse
André Penvern

André Penvern

Cafe waiter
Dominique Poulange

Dominique Poulange

Simone Choule
Jacques Rosny

Jacques Rosny

Jean-Claude
Serge Spira

Serge Spira

Philippe
François Viaur

François Viaur

Police Sergeant
Albert Delpy

Albert Delpy

Neighbor (uncredited)
Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alain Sarde

Alain Sarde

Peeping tom (uncredited)
Philippe Sarde

Philippe Sarde

Man staring at Trelkovsky in the movie theatre (uncredited)
Marie-Christine Descouard

Marie-Christine Descouard

One of the women at the bar (uncredited)

Release date

26th May 1976

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français