Mr. Klein

About Mr. Klein

Paris, France, 1942, during the Nazi occupation. Robert Klein, a successful art dealer who benefits from the misfortunes of those who are ruthlessly persecuted, discovers by chance that there is another Robert Klein, apparently a Jewish man; someone with whom he could be mistakenly identified, something dangerous in such harsh times.

Mr. Klein (1976) is a mystery thriller film directed by Joseph Losey. Released in September 1976, it runs 123 minutes.

The film is filed under doppelgänger, nazi occupation, jew persecution, and nazi collaborationism.

Alain Delon takes the lead as Mr. Robert Klein, Jeanne Moreau as Florence, Francine Bergé as Nicole, and Juliet Berto as Jeanine, Robert's mistress. The screenplay is by Franco Solinas. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel.

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, Monsieur Batignole, and Soldier of Orange make useful companions to Mr. Klein, all filed under 1940s and world war ii. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 299 votes and it carries a PG rating.