The Vanishing

Name: The Vanishing
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1988-10-27
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus, Pierre Forget

1988·Movie·NR·106 min·★ 7.4(824)

Thriller Mystery

“Who Has Seen This Woman?”

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.

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United States	Criterion Channel, Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
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Canada	Criterion Channel	Apple TV Store
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France	Molotov TV	—
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Japan	U-NEXT	—

About The Vanishing

The Vanishing is a 1988 Dutch-language thriller and mystery film directed by George Sluizer. The cast is led by Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel, Kanopy.

The Vanishing was produced by Golden Egg, Ingrid Productions, and MGS Film and made in Netherlands and France. It was released on October 27, 1988, and carries a NR certification.

Director: George Sluizer
Writers: Tim Krabbé, George Sluizer
Release date: October 27, 1988
Original language: Dutch
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Netherlands, France
Production: Golden Egg, Ingrid Productions, MGS Film

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The Vanishing cast & crew

The Vanishing was directed by George Sluizer and written by Tim Krabbé and George Sluizer.

The cast features Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Raymond Lemorne, Gene Bervoets as Rex Hofman, Johanna ter Steege as Saskia Wagter, Gwen Eckhaus as Lieneke, Pierre Forget as Farmer Laurent, and Bernadette Le Saché as Simone Lemorne.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Henny Vrienten, cinematography is by Toni Kuhn, and it was produced by George Sluizer and Anne Lordon.

Is The Vanishing worth watching?

The Vanishing holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 824 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed thriller films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller and mystery, The Vanishing is worth a place on your watchlist.

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