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Quick Info

Rating

7.6/10

Release1976

Runtime2h 6m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$5,100,000

Production

Marianne Productions

Movie

The Tenant

1976

2h 6m

7.6

Thriller

Horror

Mystery

Drama

Synopsis

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

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