Film record

The Tenant

Original title: Le Locataire

1976Feature film120 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
France
Languages
French
Genres
drama film · comedy film · horror film · LGBTQ-related film

Credits

Art department

Pierre Guffroy — Production design

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist — Cinematography

Costume

Jacques Schmidt — Costume design

Direction

Roman Polanski — Directing

Editing

Françoise Bonnot — Editing

Music

Philippe Sarde — Music composition

Cast

Isabelle Adjani — Acting
Melvyn Douglas — Acting
Jo Van Fleet — Acting
Bernard Fresson — Acting
Lila Kedrova — Acting
Claude Dauphin — Acting
Shelley Winters — Acting
Roman Polanski — Acting
Rufus — Acting
Jacques Monod — Acting
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Josiane Balasko — Acting
Eva Ionesco — Acting
Claude Piéplu — Acting
Patrice Alexsandre — Acting
Gérard Jugnot — Acting
Héléna Manson — Acting
Albert Delpy — Acting
Florence Blot — Acting
André Penvern — Acting
Jacques Rosny — Acting
Jean-Pierre Bagot — Acting
François Viaur — Acting
Romain Bouteille — Acting
Louba Guertchikoff — Acting
Maïté Nahyr — Acting

Production

Hercules Bellville — Production

Writing

Roman Polanski — Screenwriting
Gérard Brach — Screenwriting
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Releases by territory

France · Original release
24 May 1976Checked 27 Sep 2026
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1976105 min

In the Realm of the Senses

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  • Shares the France cinema
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