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The Vanishing
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The Vanishing

1988-10-27 · 106 min · ★ 7.4

Thriller · Mystery

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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Production details

Directors
George Sluizer
Production companies
Golden Egg, Ingrid Productions, MGS Film
Countries
Netherlands, France, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bernard-Pierre DonnadieuBernard-Pierre DonnadieuRaymond Lemorne
Gene BervoetsGene BervoetsRex Hofman
Johanna ter SteegeJohanna ter SteegeSaskia Wagter
Gwen EckhausLieneke
Pierre ForgetPierre ForgetFarmer Laurent
Bernadette Le SachéBernadette Le SachéSimone Lemorne
Tania LatarjetDenise Lemorne
Lucille GlennGabrielle Lemorne
Roger SouzaRoger SouzaManager
Caroline AppéréCashier
Didier RoussetTV Journalist
Raphaëline GoupilleauRaphaëline GoupilleauGisèle Marzin
Robert LucibelloRobert LucibelloTeacher
David BayleLemorne (16 years old)
DouméeDame 'Prisunic'
Eric JaquetPump attendant
Aziz DjahnitPump attendant
Linda WiseEnglish tourist
Ian MagiltonEnglish tourist
Mieke De GrooteMieke De GrooteBelgian tourist

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