Mr. Klein (1976)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Joseph Losey

Writers:

Fernando Morandi (collaborator on screenplay)
Franco Solinas (written by)

Release Date:

23 September 1976 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | War

Plot:

Paris, 1942. Robert Klein cannot find any fault with the state of affairs in German-occupied France...

Plot Keywords:

Jew | Weather | Mistaken Identity | Nazi | Piano

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Alain Delon	...	Mr. Klein
Jeanne Moreau	...	Florence
Francine Bergé	...	Nicole (as Francine Berge)
Juliet Berto	...	Jeanine
Jean Bouise	...	Le vendeur
Suzanne Flon	...	La concierge
Massimo Girotti	...	Charles
Michael Lonsdale	...	Pierre (as Michel Lonsdale)
Michel Aumont	...	Le fonctionnaire de la préfecture
Roland Bertin	...	L'administrateur du journal
Jean Champion	...	Le gardien de la morgue
Etienne Chicot	...	Un policier
Magali Clément	...	Lola (as Magali Clement)
Gérard Jugnot	...	Le photographe
Hermine Karagheuz	...	La jeune ouvrière

Also Known As:

Mr. Klein (UK) (USA)
Chi è Mr. Klein? (Italy)
Monsieur Klein (France) (DVD title)
Mr Klein (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Adel Productions

Soundtrack:

TCHING KONG

Delon's icy portrayal

Paris art dealer in Vichy France (Alain Delon) who has a small but significant part in the heist of European works of art finds that he is under suspicion after he begins to investigate another man with his name who has a subscription to a government sanctioned Jewish newspaper. Of course, the police have the names and addresses of all the paper's readers, and are also busy organizing for the expulsion of the entire Jewish population of Paris, many of whom are forced to sell their cherished paintings for near nothing, which are then auctioned off to eager buyers. The auctions are formal affairs, dressed up to legitimize the robbery that took place. At the same time, Delon's curiosity about this other man with his name and appearance (Robert Klein) becomes an investigation for him to prove his own identity and roots. In the midst of it all is a brilliantly and subtly portrayed decay of society, especially in a memorably filmed anti-semitic cabaret scene, where German officers mingle with the French upper middle-class, laughing along to an incredibly insulting act.