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The Vanishing

Original title: Spoorloos
  • 19881988
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 47m
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7.7/10
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The Vanishing (1988)
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.
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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 fro... Read allRex 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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40K
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    • George Sluizer
    • Tim Krabbé(novel "The Golden Egg")
    • George Sluizer(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    • Gene Bervoets
    • Johanna ter Steege
    • George Sluizer
    • Tim Krabbé(novel "The Golden Egg")
    • George Sluizer(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    • Gene Bervoets
    • Johanna ter Steege
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 247User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
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    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    • Raymond Lemorne
    Gene Bervoets
    Gene Bervoets
    • Rex Hofman
    Johanna ter Steege
    Johanna ter Steege
    • Saskia Wagter
    Gwen Eckhaus
    • Lieneke
    Bernadette Le Saché
    • Simone Lemorne
    Tania Latarjet
    • Denise
    Lucille Glenn
    • Gabrielle
    Roger Souza
    • Manager
    Caroline Appéré
    • Cashier
    Pierre Forget
    Pierre Forget
    • Farmer Laurent
    Didier Rousset
    • TV Journalist
    Raphaëline Goupilleau
    • Gisele Marzin
    • (as Raphaëline)
    Robert Lucibello
    • Teacher
    David Bayle
    • Lemorne (16 Years)
    Doumee
    • Lady 'Prisunic'
    • (as Doumée)
    Eric Jacquet
    • Pump Attendant
    Aziz Djahnit
    • Pump Attendant
    Linda Wise
    • English Tourist
      • George Sluizer
      • Tim Krabbé(novel "The Golden Egg") (screenplay)
      • George Sluizer(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Tim Krabbé, who wrote both the novel and the screenplay that was adapted from it, based the story on a newspaper article that he accidentally read about a female tourist who disappeared from a bus trip after buying chewing gum at a gas station in France. The police had searched for two nights without finding a trace of the girl. Ten years later, Krabbé did extensive research and found that the girl had turned up alive and well one day later; she had simply boarded the wrong bus. Krabbé even called her to thank her for providing him with the inspiration for the story.
    • Goofs
      In the flashback near the end of the film when Raymond is talking to the old man near the coffee machine, the old man says he broke a bone in 1940 when he was eleven years old. Raymond states he then must be 59 years old in November, This makes that year 1988. But, at the beginning of the film when Rex is looking for Saskia you can hear the radio announcer talking about the Tour de France race that is happening and he says it is 1984.
    • Quotes

      Raymond Lemorne: You start with an idea in your head, and you take a step... then a second... Soon, you realize you're up to your neck in something intense, but that doesn't matter. You keep at it for the sheer pleasure of it. For the pure satisfaction it might bring you.

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      Featured in At the Movies: Queens Logic/Run/Meet the Applegates/The Vanishing (1991)

    User reviews247

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    8/10
    The Horror
    It is best not to know much about this movie before seeing it. It is sufficient to know that it is about a women who disappears and a man's obsession to try and find out what happened to her. This is not a sappy love story and it bears little resemblance to the pale American remake. Reading more about the story will ruin how it unfolds. It was well filmed and well acted. The ending is a shocker. I think reviewers who write a synopsis of the movie's plot do a disservice to people reading the review. The movie's story should unfold before a viewer. The enjoyment is in how the story is told. This is all the more true regarding "The Vanishing".
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    FAQ14

    • Is this film based on a novel?
    • Is the film a direct adaptation of the book?
    • What is the significance of the opening shot?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1988 (Netherlands)
      • Netherlands
      • France
      • West Germany
      • Dutch
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Buitenveldert, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • Argos Films
      • Co-Productiefonds Binnenlandse Omroep
      • Golden Egg
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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