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Klute
Sign in to saveKlute is a 1971 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alan J. Pakula and starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Nathan George, Dorothy Tristan, Roy Scheider and Rita Gam. Its plot follows a high-priced New York City call girl who assists a detective from Pennsylvania in solving the missing person case of a john who may be stalking her. It is the first installment of what has informally come to be known as Pakula's "paranoia trilogy", followed by The Parallax View (1974) and ''All the President's Men'' (1976), all films dealing with themes of pa
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Klute is an American neo-noir film directed by Alan J. Pakula and produced by Pakula and David Lange, set in New York City and centred on the subject of prostitution. Its cast included Jane Fonda, Charles Cioffi and Roy Scheider, with cinematography by Gordon Willis, a score by Michael Small, and costumes by Ann Roth, and it belongs to the New Hollywood movement.
Made by Warner Bros. Entertainment and released in 1971, it was also distributed by Netflix on video on demand, and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The film received the Academy Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and it is recognised in the Academy Award Best Actress collection.
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6.8A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Cast
- Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels
- Donald Sutherland as John Klute
- Charles Cioffi as Peter Cable
- Roy Scheider as Frank Ligourin
- Dorothy Tristan as Arlyn Page
- Rita Gam as Trina
Themes
- new york city
- prostitute
- cat
- obsession
- audio tape
- detective
- junkie
- pimp
- conspiracy
- psychologist
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Klute
- Film.image
- Klute-Poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Alan J. Pakula
- Film.producer
- Alan J. Pakula
- Film.cinematography
- Gordon Willis
- Film.editing
- Carl Lerner
- Film.music
- Michael Small
- Film.studio
- Gus Productions
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 114 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $2.5 million
- Film.gross
- $12.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prostitution
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Creator
- Alan J. Pakula
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Alan J. Pakula
- Cast member
- Harry Reems
- Composer
- Michael Small
- Producer
- David Lange
- Cinematographer
- Gordon Willis
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 332024
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Klute-Jane-Fonda-Donald-Sutherland-The Los Angeles Times Thu Jun 24 1971 (cropped).jpg
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- publication date
- 1971-01-01
- title
- Klute
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 94%
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Themes
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Theatrical
- Home media
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Klute is a 1971 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alan J. Pakula and starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Nathan George, Dorothy Tristan, Roy Scheider and Rita Gam. Its plot follows a high-priced New York City call girl who assists a detective from Pennsylvania in solving the missing person case of a john who may be stalking her. It is the first installment of what has informally come to be known as Pakula's "paranoia trilogy", followed by The Parallax View (1974) and ''All the President's Men (1976), all films dealing with themes of paranoia, conspiracies and surveillance.
The original screenplay for Klute'' was written by brothers Andy and Dave Lewis, with Andy drawing inspiration from a serial he read as a child about a man attempting to solve his brother's murder in a city. Principal photography took place in late 1970 and early 1971 in New York City.
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