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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   16,370 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
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Polanski Watch – Further Updates
 (From FilmShaft.com. 24 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)

Angelina Jolie To Replace Charlize Theron In ‘The Tourist?’
 (From Screen Rant. 12 October 2009, 10:49 AM, PDT)

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A great 80's film from one of the world's best directors more (114 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Frantic (France)
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Runtime:
120 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Roman Polanski]the taxi driver who hands over the matches to Dr. Walker. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The match from the matchbook sounds like a wooden match when it falls after Dr. Walker checks his watch with it. more
Quotes:
Hotel Detective Le Grand Hotel: Have you and your wife been to Paris before?
Richard Walker: Yes, on our honeymoon.
Hotel Detective Le Grand Hotel: Is it possible she met someone here? Someone she has been thinking about?
Richard Walker: Since June 15th, 1964?
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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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15 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
A great 80's film from one of the world's best directors, 28 March 2003
10/10
Author: Javier from Texas, USA

I highly recommend this film to this site members and visitors so that they can appreciate an excellent drama-thriller combination from director Roman Polanski. This film shows one of Harrison Ford's best, if not his best performance ever, and the introduction of Emmanuelle Seigner, whose character plays the most important role in the movie. Though the story takes place in a beautiful city, Polanski takes you to Paris' ordinary dark streets and alleys, and also gives us a realistic view of how good or dangerous people can be. Up to this day, I really don't know why this movie has not been that popular in the U.S. and even less why it didn't get nominated for any major awards when it was well done. Now that Polanski is popular again, I hope movie collectors take the chance to see why he is one of the greatest of all time.

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