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Frantic is a 1988 crime, action, thriller, and mystery film directed by Roman Polanski. The screenplay was written by Polanski, Gérard Brach, and Robert Towne. The cast includes Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, John Mahoney, and Emmanuelle Seigner. The narrative takes place in Paris, which also served as the primary filming location alongside the InterContinental Paris Le Grand. Ennio Morricone composed the score, while Witold Sobociński was the director of photography.
Produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and The Mount Company, the film has a runtime of 120 minutes. It was released in the United States and France, with specific release dates recorded as 1988-01-01, 1988-02-19, and 1988-08-25. The production had a budget of 20000000 and generated revenue of 17637950. The film is rated R and has received a Metascore of 66 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 77%. It has received 2 nominations total.
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6.7The 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.
Cast
- Harrison Ford as Richard Walker
- Emmanuelle Seigner as Michelle
- Betty Buckley as Sondra Walker
- Dominique Pinon as Wino
- Jacques Ciron as Hotel Manager
- John Mahoney as Williams
Themes
- hotel room
- husband wife relationship
- paris, france
- wife
- espionage
- married couple
- man woman relationship
- man looking for wife
- doctor
- intrigue
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
60,337 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
66/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roman Polanski
- Written by
- Roman Polanski Gérard Brach Robert Towne
- Produced by
- Tim Hampton Thom Mount
- Starring
- Harrison Ford Betty Buckley John Mahoney Emmanuelle Seigner
- Cinematography
- Witold Sobociński
- Edited by
- Sam O'Steen
- Music by
- Ennio Morricone
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures The Mount Company
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- February 16, 1988 ( 1988-02-16 ) (United Kingdom) February 26, 1988 ( 1988-02-26 ) (United States) March 30, 1988 ( 1988-03-30 ) (France)
- Running time
- 120 minutes
- Countries
- United States France
- Languages
- English French
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $17.6 million (US)
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Encyclopedic overview
Frantic is a 1988 neo-noir mystery thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner. Ennio Morricone composed the film score. Although a commercial failure, the film was a critical success, and has since gone on to become something of a cult classic, with Morricone's score being hailed as one of his best.
Plot
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