'' The Tenant '' ( French : '' Le locataire '' ) is a 1976 French psychological horror film directed by Roman Polanski , starring Polanski , Isabelle Adjani , Melvyn Douglas , and Shelley Winters . It is based upon the 1964 novel '' Le locataire chimérique '' by Roland Topor and is the last film in Polanski 's " Apartment Trilogy " , following '' Repulsion '' and '' Rosemary 's Baby '' . It was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival . The film had a total of 534,637 admissions in France
1976 Cannes Film Festival
1976 Cannes Film Festival
The Tenant