The Tenant

1976 French film directed by Roman Polański
Movie film Q129873
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The Tenant

Summary

The Tenant is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (625 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Tenant's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Tenant's director is recorded as Roman Polanski[4].
  • The Tenant's screenwriter is recorded as Roman Polanski[5].
  • The Tenant's screenwriter is recorded as Gérard Brach[6].
  • The Tenant's composer is recorded as Philippe Sarde[7].
  • The Tenant's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • The Tenant's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • The Tenant's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[10].
  • The Tenant's genre is recorded as film based on literature[11].
  • The Tenant's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Tenant's based on is recorded as The Tenant[13].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Isabelle Adjani[14].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Melvyn Douglas[15].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Jo Van Fleet[16].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Bernard Fresson[17].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Lila Kedrova[18].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Claude Dauphin[19].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Shelley Winters[20].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Roman Polanski[21].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Rufus[22].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Jacques Monod[23].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Q1398256[24].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Josiane Balasko[25].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Eva Ionesco[26].
  • The Tenant's cast member is recorded as Claude Piéplu[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Tenant's producer is recorded as Hercules Bellville[28]. Its director is recorded as Roman Polanski[4]. Screenwriters include Roman Polanski[5] and Gérard Brach[6]. Cast members include Isabelle Adjani[14], Melvyn Douglas[15], Jo Van Fleet[16], Bernard Fresson[17], Lila Kedrova[18], and Claude Dauphin[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1976-05-24T00:00:00Z[29], +1976-05-26T00:00:00Z[30], +1976-06-11T00:00:00Z[31], +1976-06-20T00:00:00Z[32], +1976-08-20T00:00:00Z[33], and +1976-10-08T00:00:00Z[34]. The Tenant's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[35]. Genres include horror film[8], comedy film[9], LGBTQ-related film[10], film based on literature[11], and drama film[12].

Subject and Themes

The Tenant's main subject is recorded as supernatural[36].

Reception

Reviews include 7.8/10[37], 84%[38], and 71/100[39].

Why It Matters

The Tenant ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (625 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [39] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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