Klute
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| Klute | |
 DVD cover for Klute |
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| Directed by | Alan J. Pakula |
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| Produced by | Alan J. Pakula |
| Written by | Andy Lewis Dave Lewis |
| Starring | Jane Fonda Donald Sutherland Charles Cioffi Roy Scheider |
| Music by | Michael Small |
| Editing by | Carl Lerner |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | June 25, 1971 (USA) |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | USD$8,000,000 |
Klute is a 1971 film which tells the story of a prostitute who assists a detective in solving a mystery. It stars Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Dorothy Tristan, Vivian Nathan, and Roy Scheider. The movie was written by Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis and directed by Alan J. Pakula.
The film includes a cameo appearance by Warhol Superstar actress Candy Darling in the disco scene, and another by future All in the Family costar Jean Stapleton. The music was composed by Michael Small. Klute is also one of popular actor Sylvester Stallone's (Rocky, Rambo) first film roles - he has a small part as an extra dancer in a club scene.
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[edit] Plot summary
The film begins with the disappearance of Pennsylvania executive Tom Gruneman, (briefly seen in the opening sequence) whose family hires a friend, police officer John Klute (Sutherland), as a private investigator to look for him. A typewritten obscene letter in Gruneman's desk leads Klute to Bree Daniels (Fonda), a call girl in New York City to whom the letter was addressed.
The relatively provincial Klute becomes drawn into Bree's seedy world, discovers several of Bree's fellow call-girls have been murdered by a "john", and that she was nearly killed by the same man, presumably Gruneman. After an uneasy start, the two work together to track down the killer. Along the way, Klute and cynical city slicker Bree develop an unlikely romance as he becomes protective of her and shows her affection to which she is unaccustomed.
[edit] Awards
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jane Fonda) and was nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced.
[edit] Main cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Jane Fonda | Bree Daniels |
| Donald Sutherland | John Klute |
| Charles Cioffi | Peter Cable |
| Roy Scheider | Frank Ligourin |
| Dorothy Tristan | Arlyn Page |
| Rita Gam | Trina |
| Nathan George | Trask |
| Vivian Nathan | Psychiatrist |
[edit] External links
- Klute at the Internet Movie Database
- Klute at Allmovie
- Klute at Rotten Tomatoes
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