Frantic

Feb 19, 1988

2h 0m

★ 6.7

Danger. Desire. Desperation.

Overview

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. 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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Mount Company

Frantic Trailers

Cast

Richard Walker

Harrison Ford

Michelle

Emmanuelle Seigner

Sondra Walker

Betty Buckley

Wino

Dominique Pinon

Hotel Manager

Jacques Ciron

Williams

John Mahoney

Shaap

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Peter

David Huddleston

Edie

Alexandra Stewart

The Kidnapper

Yorgo Voyagis

Taxi Driver

Djiby Soumare

Bellboy 2

Roch Leibovici

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