Monsieur Klein
1976 French film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monsieur Klein (English: "Mr. Klein") is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role.[3] Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer who is seemingly mistaken for a Jewish man of the same name and targeted in the Holocaust, unable to prove his identity.[4]
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Directed by | Joseph Losey |
Written by | Franco Solinas Fernando Morandi Costa-Gavras (uncredited) |
Produced by | Alain Delon |
Starring | Alain Delon Jeanne Moreau Michael Lonsdale Francine Bergé Juliet Berto Massimo Girotti Suzanne Flon |
Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
Edited by | Marie Castro-Vasquez Henri Lanoë Michèle Neny |
Music by | Egisto Macchi Pierre Porte |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
Budget | $3,500,000 |
Box office | $193,028[1][2] |
The film is a French and Italian co-production,[3] and premiered at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. It received widespread acclaim from critics[5] and won three César Awards; Best Film, Best Director (Joseph Losey), and Best Production Design (Alexandre Trauner). Alain Delon was nominated for Best Actor.