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The Vanishing( 1988)

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Who Has Seen This Woman?

Overview

Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

      Raymond Lemorne

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      Gene Bervoets

      Rex Hofman

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      Johanna ter Steege

      Saskia Wagter

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      Gwen Eckhaus

      Lieneke

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      Pierre Forget

      Farmer Laurent

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      Bernadette Le Saché

      Simone Lemorne

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      Tania Latarjet

      Denise Lemorne

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      Lucille Glenn

      Gabrielle Lemorne

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      Roger Souza

      Manager (uncredited)

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      Caroline Appéré

      Cashier (uncredited)

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      Didier Rousset

      TV Journalist (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Dec 24 2013
    Traceless. Spoorloos (AKA: The Vanishing) is directed by George Sluizer and Sluizer co-adapts the screenplay with Tim Krabbe from Krabbe’s own novella The Golden Egg. It stars Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege and Gwen Eckhaius. Music is by Hennie Vrienten and cinematography by Toni Kuhn. It’s a lesson in creeping unease, a film firmly interested in character development as it unfurls a tale of obsession whilst casting a clinical observation of a sociopath at work. Story is basic on plot terms, young lovers are separated during a vacation when the girl mysterio...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • loss of loved one
    • kidnapping
    • roadhouse
    • disappearance
    • missing person
    • curious
    • mysterious disappearance
    • search for wife