Klute was produced by an American film director, writer and producer.
Alan Jay Pakula ( [ pəˈkuːlə ] April 7 , 1928 -- November 19 , 1998 ) was an American film director , writer and producer . Klute is a 1971 American neo-noir crime-thriller film directed and produced by Alan J. Pakula , written by Andy and Dave Lewis , and starring Jane Fonda , Donald Sutherland , Charles Cioffi , and Roy Scheider .