1971, Film: “Klute”

“Klute” premièred on June 25, 1971. The film tells the story of a prostitute who assists a detective in solving a missing person's case. It stars Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi and Roy Scheider. The movie was written by Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis and directed by Alan J. Pakula.

Synopsis
When his old friend, the laboratory engineer Tom Gruneman (Robert Milli), vanishes, detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) is hired by Tom's colleague Peter Cable (Charles Cioffi) to search for him. The only lead is letter written by Tom to a call-girl in New York called Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda). Klute blackmails Bree to help him to find Tom using some tapes of her phone calls that he had secretly recorded...

Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels and Donald Sutherland as John Klute

Main 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
• Nathan George as Trask
• Vivian Nathan as Psychiatrist

Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels

Awards

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress: Jane Fonda (1971)
• Academy Awards, Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jane Fonda (1972)
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress: Jane Fonda (1972)
• National Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Actress: Jane Fonda (1972)
• Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress – Drama: Jane Fonda (1972)

Donald Sutherland as John Klute and Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels

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