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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   16,508 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Roman Polanski (writer) &
Gérard Brach (writer)
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Release Date:
26 February 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
They've taken his wife. Now he's taking action. more
Plot:
A doctor and his wife go to Paris for a medical conference. While showering, his wife disappears. His lack of language... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Full of the strange
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:09 PM, PST)

Polanski Watch – Further Updates
 (From FilmShaft.com. 24 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)

User Reviews:
The best thing in Polanski's movies... more (114 total)

Cast

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Harrison Ford ... Dr. Richard Walker

Betty Buckley ... Sondra Walker

Emmanuelle Seigner ... Michelle
Djiby Soumare ... Taxi Driver
Dominique Virton ... Desk Clerk
Gérard Klein ... Gaillard
Stéphane D'Audeville ... Bellboy
Laurent Spielvogel ... Hall Porter
Alain Doutey ... Hall Porter
Jacques Ciron ... Le Grand Hotel Manager
Roch Leibovici ... Bellboy 2
Louise Vincent ... Tourist
Patrice Melennec ... Hotel Detective Le Grand Hotel
Ella Jaroszewicz ... Restroom Attendant
Joëlle Lagneau ... Florist
Jean-Pierre Delage ... Florist
Marc Dudicourt ... Cafe Owner
Artus de Penguern ... Waiter
Dominique Pinon ... Wino
Richard Dieux ... Desk Cop
Yves Rénier ... Inspector
Robert Ground ... U.S. Security Officer

Bruce Johnson ... Marine Guard
Michael Morris ... U.S. Embassy Clerk
Claude Doineau ... U.S. Embassy Clerk

John Mahoney ... U.S. Embassy Official
Jimmie Ray Weeks ... Shaap
Alan Ladd ... Bellboy 3
André Quiqui ... Blue Parrot Barman (as Andre 'Quiqui')
Thomas M. Pollard ... Rastafarian
Böll Boyer ... Dede Martin
Tina Sportolaro ... TWA Clerk
David Huddleston ... Peter
Alexandra Stewart ... Edie
Robert Barr ... Irwin
Patrick Floersheim ... Man in Leather
Marcel Bluwal ... Man in Tweed
Isabelle Soimaud ... Houseboat Owner (as Isabelle Noah)
Yorgo Voyagis ... The Kidnapper
David Jaul ... The Bodyguard
Jean-Claude Houbart ... Dead Driver (as Jean-Claude Houbard)
Raouf Ben Amor ... Dr. Metlaoui
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stéphane Copeau ... Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roman Polanski 
 
Writing credits
Roman Polanski (writer) &
Gérard Brach (writer)

Robert Towne  uncredited and
Jeff Gross  uncredited

Produced by
Tim Hampton .... producer
Thom Mount .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ennio Morricone 
 
Cinematography by
Witold Sobocinski 
 
Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen 
 
Production Design by
Pierre Guffroy 
 
Costume Design by
Anthony Powell 
 
Makeup Department
Jean-Max Guérin .... hair stylist
Sophie Harvey .... assistant makeup artist
Didier Lavergne .... chief makeup
 
Production Management
Claude Albouze .... unit manager
Daniel Szuster .... production manager
Jean-Yves Asselin .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yves Baignères .... third assistant director
Michel Cheyko .... first assistant director
Michel Ferry .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Jean-François Cousson .... propman
Alain Guyard .... production buyer
Roland Jacob .... production buyer
Gérard James .... set dresser
Alain Laude .... propman
Marcel Laude .... property master
René Loubet .... construction manager
Félix Placenti .... production buyer
Albert Rajau .... assistant art director
Gérard Viard .... assistant art director
Jean-Yves Rabier .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jean-François Auger .... sound re-recording mixer
Roberto Garzelli .... assistant dialogue editor
Jean Gouldier .... sound editor
Dean Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer
Matthieu Imbert .... boom operator
Jean-Pierre Lelong .... sound effects
Denis Martin .... boom operator
Eric Mauer .... assistant sound editor
Martine Mory .... dialogue editor
Laurent Quaglio .... supervising sound editor
Jean-Pierre Ruh .... production sound mixer
Jim Shields .... dialogue editor
 
Visual Effects by
Frederic Moreau .... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Vic Armstrong .... stunts
Daniel Breton .... stunt arranger
Rémy Julienne .... stunt double: car stunts
Wendy Leech .... stunt double
Vic Armstrong .... stunt double: Mr. Ford (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Florent Bazin .... focus puller: second unit
François Duhamel .... still photographer
Marcel Gellier .... key grip
Jean Harnois .... camera operator
Marc Koninckx .... Steadicam operator
François Lauliac .... focus puller
Pascal Lebègue .... director of photography: second unit
Yvon Sausseau .... key grip
Isabelle Scala .... camera loader
Jacques Touillaud .... chief electrician
Jérôme Touillaud .... best boy
 
Casting Department
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez .... casting assistant: France
Margot Capelier .... casting: France
Luc Etienne .... crowd casting
Bonnie Timmermann .... casting: USA
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Faraday .... assistant costume designer
Laurence Guindollet .... wardrobe assistant
Françoise Marechal .... wardrobe assistant
Bernard Minne .... wardrobe assistant
Germinal Rangel .... wardrobe master
 
Editorial Department
Denis Coq .... second assistant editor
Glenn Cunningham .... first assistant editor
Nadja Sassi .... second assistant editor
Yvan Lucas .... color timer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Suki Buchman .... assistant music editor
Nanni Civitenga .... musician: electric bass
Enrico DeMelis .... music coordinator (as Enrico De Melis)
Sergio Marcotulli .... music recording engineer
Ennio Morricone .... conductor
Ennio Morricone .... orchestrator
Suzana Peric .... music editor
Giovanni Santucci .... musician: flugelhorn
Mike Deasy .... musician (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Monique Albouze .... publicity coordinator
Sylvette Baudrot .... continuity
Marie-Odile Bertot .... production accountant
Claude Challe .... nightlife advisor
Isabelle Dassonville .... production coordinator
Quinn Donoghue .... unit publicist
Todd Gallagher .... movie mount
Brian Gibbs .... production accountant
Derf La Chapelle .... choreographer
Hoang Le Van .... production accountant
Marie McFerran .... production coordinator
Françoise Piraud .... production assistant: Mr. Polanski
Catherine Riviere .... production assistant: Mr. Mount
Olivier Thaon .... location manager
Louise Vincent .... dialogue coach
Paul Witz .... front projectionist
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Frantic (France)
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Runtime:
120 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Roman Polanski]the taxi driver who hands over the matches to Dr. Walker. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The level of beer in Walkers bottle in the scene in the bar with the drug dealer changes from nearly full to half between shots. more
Quotes:
Richard Walker: This is an emergency. Do you understand?
U.S. Security Officer: Yes, sir, I do.
Richard Walker: You understand but you don't give a damn? Is that it?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Gynaikes dilitirio (1993) more
Soundtrack:
San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) more

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9 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
The best thing in Polanski's movies..., 31 December 2004
8/10
Author: em-62 from Hong Kong

...is that they are thoroughly unlike those standard Hollywood flicks where the endings are happy, the baddies get punished or die, and no animals ever get harmed during production: despite all the "Hollywood Babylon" clichés, the stench of moralistic fiction rising from its Studios is normally unbearable.

Not here. Has anyone noticed the regret in Harrison Ford's eyes, just before the movie's end? He hugs his dutifully rescued bland wife, and fighting back his tears he whispers "I love you baby". Alas, not to her: to the soul of the fragile, exciting, dangerous, scandalous little drifter who died in his arms; and to the brief dash of "walking on the wild side" that, for a few precious days, brought excitement - and guilt feelings, given the circumstances - in an otherwise very respectable and utterly boring life. Those who can't connect with that, can always watch Harrison Ford in films directed by Steven Spielberg.

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