Frantic
They've taken his wife. Now he's taking action.
1988 | 120m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Roman Polanski |
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| Writer: | Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach |
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| The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 19, 1988 |
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| Director: | Roman Polanski |
| Writer: | Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | hotel room, husband wife relationship, paris, france, wife, espionage, married couple, man woman relationship, man looking for wife, doctor, intrigue, neo-noir, missing wife |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $17,637,950
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roman Polanski | Director, Writer |
| Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Witold Sobociński | Director of Photography |
| Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Pierre Guffroy | Production Design |
| Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Robert Towne | Additional Writing |
| Gérard Brach | Writer |
| Vic Armstrong | Stunt Double |
| Rémy Julienne | Stunt Driver |
| Albert Rajau | Assistant Art Director |
| Gérard Viard | Assistant Art Director |
| Margot Capelier | Casting |
| Derf La Chapelle | Choreographer |
| Jean-Max Guérin | Hairstylist |
| Jean-François Auger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dean Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | Sound Effects |
| Wendy Leech | Stunt Double |
| Jeff Gross | Additional Writing |
| Daniel Breton | Stunt Coordinator |
| Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Didier Lavergne | Makeup Artist |
| Jean Goudier | Sound Editor |
| Laurent Quaglio | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Jean-Pierre Ruh | Production Sound Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Thom Mount | Producer |
| Tim Hampton | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 14 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 819 | 848 |
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Movie starts off well enough with the mystery element but afterward tonally felt a bit off (veered into moderate comedy at points). Ford is fine as was Emmanuelle Seigner, though I wonder if this could've used the eye of Brian De Palma rather than Polanski. **3.25/5** ...
"Frantic" is an engrossing and well made film that easily builds up a genuine sense of mystery and intrigue from the very beginning. It is incredibly well crafted throughout with an immediately interesting opening gambit and Roman Polanski is a seasoned director and he knows precisely how to create ... a natural and rhythmic momentum to the proceedings and to then successfully maintain it at a certain level without any evidence of indecision on his part in terms of how the film ought to proceed in order to achieve its maximum potential and effectiveness. This results in a splendid film that effortlessly retains a compelling quality until the very end and it provides the perfect showcase for the romantic city of Paris even though it also makes you pause for thought about visiting there on Valentine's Day.