The Vanishing
Who Has Seen This Woman?
Overview
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation when they stop at a busy service station. Saskia is abducted in broad daylight and three years pass with no answers or closure surrounding her disappearance. Rex has nearly given up all hope when he suddenly begins receiving letters from her abductor.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (1988)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1989)
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Based on
Based on The Golden Egg
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Henny Vrienten
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Toni Kuhn, Jan van den Nieuwenhuyzen and Albert van der Wildt
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tim KrabbéNovel, Screenplay
- George SluizerScreenplay
- Original title
- Spoorloos
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 27, 1988
- Original language
- Dutch
- Countries
- Netherlands, France, Germany
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Cast
Bernard-Pierre DonnadieuRaymond Lemorne
Gene BervoetsRex Hofman
Johanna ter SteegeSaskia Wagter- Gwen EckhausLieneke
Pierre ForgetFarmer Laurent
Bernadette Le SachéSimone Lemorne- Tania LatarjetDenise Lemorne
- Lucille GlennGabrielle Lemorne
Roger SouzaManager- Caroline AppéréCashier
- Didier RoussetTV Journalist
Raphaëline GoupilleauGisèle Marzin
Robert LucibelloTeacher- David BayleLemorne (16 years old)
- DouméeDame 'Prisunic'
- Eric JaquetPump attendant
- Aziz DjahnitPump attendant
- Linda WiseEnglish tourist
- Ian MagiltonEnglish tourist
Mieke De GrooteBelgian tourist
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