Klute

Klute

By Alan J. Pakula

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1971-06-23
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Director: Alan J. Pakula
  • Production Company: Gus Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.8/10
6.8
From 434 Ratings

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Jane Fonda ("Coming Home," "Nine to Five," "On Golden Pond") took home an Academy Award for her haunting portrayal of a high-priced call girl being stalked by a psychopath. Donald Sutherland ("A Time to Kill," "Disclosure") co-stars as the reluctant private eye who arrives in New York in his search for a missing suburban husband, but ends up protecting this prostitute whose path he's crossed. Master filmmaker Alan J. Pakula ("All the President's Men," "Sophie's Choice," "Presumed Innocent") directed this romantic detective-thriller/character study and the screenplay received an Academy Award nomination.

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  • Sleazy, Sexy and Stylish

    5
    By kurtgunn
    In Klute, straight-laced detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) must find a business executive who has disappeared into the sleaze of early 1970's New York. With the help of a high-class call girl (Jane Fonda), he gathers clues from a world defined by sexual desire and secrecy. Fonda delivers a great performance and the character of Klute may remind Ross MacDonald fans of his famous detective, Lew Archer. Although I dislike romances, I was as interested in the romance between Sutherland and Fonda as the mystery. It makes a great double feature with Taxi Driver - both films deal with similar themes and have the same setting, but these two masterpieces couldn't be more different. Highly Recommended.
  • a gem of 70's cinema

    5
    By petang
    terrific example of everything wonderful about how gritty 70's cinema was. excellent performances all around. unsettling and effective use of sparse scoring. jane fonda deserved the heck out of her oscar for best actress for this performance. wonderful film!
  • Understated thriller of the 70's

    5
    By cinema _chica
    I love this film! It was truly produced well between the air of creepiness in the cinematography, certain settings of the film and the soundtrack! Sutherland is truly a great actor. If you like this film, you should also see "Don't Look Now"......
  • Subtle but deadly

    5
    By eddardH
    One of the all-time great murder mysteries to come out of the early 70s free love and drug scene. Outstanding acting from both leads. Tension builds slowly to a stunning ending.

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