The Disappearance

Nov 30, 1977

1h 32m

★ 5.6

Violent passion held them together… passion for violence ripped them apart.

Overview

The wife of a contract killer disappears. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a hit, he suspects they are connected with her disappearance.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Tiberius Film Productions

National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

Canadian Film Development Corporation

The Disappearance Trailers

Cast

Jay Mallory

Donald Sutherland

Celandine

Francine Racette

Edward

David Hemmings

Atkinson

John Hurt

Burbank

David Warner

Jefferies

Peter Bowles

Catherine

Virginia McKenna

Deverell

Christopher Plummer

Melanie

Michèle Magny

James

Dan Howard

Young Man

Robin Sachs

Secretary

Christina Greatrex

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