Klute

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Klute

(1971)

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Overview

This acclaimed thriller stars Jane Fonda as Bree Daniel, a New York City call girl who becomes enmeshed in an investigation into the disappearance of a business executive. Detective John Klute is hired to follow Daniel, and eventually begins a romance with her, but it appears that he hasn't been the only person on her trail. When it becomes clear that Daniel is being targeted, it's up to her and Klute to figure out who is after her before it's too late.

Featured Crew

Andy Lewis

Screenplay, Writer
Alan J. Pakula

Director
David P. Lewis

Screenplay
David E. Lewis

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Jane Fonda

Bree Daniels
Donald Sutherland

John Klute
Charles Cioffi

Peter Cable
Roy Scheider

Frank Ligourin
Dorothy Tristan

Arlyn Page

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Featured Review

A review by John Chard

9.0

Written by John Chard on November 16, 2013

Once Bree breezes into Klute’s life, things will never be the same.

Klute is directed by Alan J. Pakula and written by Andy and Dave Lewis. It stars Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi and Roy Scheider. Music is by Michael Small and cinematography by Gordon Willis.

When businessman Tom Gruneman (Robert Milli) mysteriously disappears, private detective John Klute (Sutherland) is hired to find out what happened. Travelling to New York, Klute follows a lead to high class prostitute Bree Daniels (Fonda), who is known to have had much correspondence with Gruneman. An uneasy relations... read the rest.

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Status Released

Release Information

June 21, 1971

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Theatrical

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Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.