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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release1988

Runtime2h 0m

StatusReleased

Budget$20,000,000

Revenue$17,637,950

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Mount Company

Movie

Frantic

1988

2h 0m

6.7

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

Drama

Synopsis

The 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.

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