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6.7/10 • 1K

1988-02-192h 0m

ThrillerMystery

They've taken his wife. Now he's taking action.

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

Directors
Roman Polanski
Writters
Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
Editors
Sam O'Steen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Harrison Ford

    Harrison Ford

    Richard Walker

  2. Emmanuelle Seigner

    Emmanuelle Seigner

    Michelle

  3. Betty Buckley

    Betty Buckley

    Sondra Walker

  4. Dominique Pinon

    Dominique Pinon

    Wino

  5. Jacques Ciron

    Jacques Ciron

    Hotel Manager

  6. John Mahoney

    John Mahoney

    Williams

  7. Jimmie Ray Weeks

    Jimmie Ray Weeks

    Shaap

  8. David Huddleston

    David Huddleston

    Peter

  9. Alexandra Stewart

    Alexandra Stewart

    Edie

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JPV852

Aug 9, 2020

6/10

Movie starts off well enough with the mystery element but afterward tonally felt a bit off (veered into moderate comedy at points). Ford is fine as was Emmanuelle Seigner, though I wonder if this could've used the eye of Brian De Palma rather than Polanski. 3.25/5

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$20,000,000.00
Revenue
$17,637,950.00
Keywords
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