---
title: 'The Tenant (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roman Polanski'
released: '1976-05-24'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tenant-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074811/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Tenant (1976)

1976 · 120 min · Drama, Comedy, Horror · France

Original title: Le Locataire

## Synopsis

The Tenant is a 1976 French psychological horror thriller film directed by and starring Roman Polanski from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gérard Brach, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Roland Topor. The film also stars Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Bernard Fresson, Lila Kedrova, Claude Dauphin and Shelley Winters. It is the final installment in Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy", following Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Screenplay:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Gérard Brach](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-brach)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Producer:** [Hercules Bellville](https://cinepixo.com/people/hercules-bellville)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sven Nykvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-nykvist)
- **Editor:** [Françoise Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bonnot)

## Cast

- [Melvyn Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvyn-douglas)
- [Lila Kedrova](https://cinepixo.com/people/lila-kedrova)
- [Héléna Manson](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-manson)
- [Isabelle Adjani](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-adjani)
- [André Penvern](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-penvern)
- [Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-pierre-donnadieu)
- [Bernard Fresson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-fresson)
- [Jacques Rosny](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-rosny)
- [Jo Van Fleet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-van-fleet)
- [Louba Guertchikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/louba-guertchikoff)
- [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- [Albert Delpy](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-delpy)
- [Romain Bouteille](https://cinepixo.com/people/romain-bouteille)
- [Patrice Alexsandre](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrice-alexsandre)
- [Jacques Monod](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-monod)

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