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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Harrison Ford
Richard Walker
Emmanuelle Seigner
Michelle
Betty Buckley
Sondra Walker
Dominique Pinon
Wino
Jacques Ciron
Hotel Manager
John Mahoney
Williams
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Shaap
David Huddleston
Peter
Alexandra Stewart
Edie
Yorgo Voyagis
The Kidnapper
Director
Roman Polanski
Tagline
"Danger. Desire. Desperation."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$17,637,950
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Mount Company
JPV852
August 9, 2020
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**
kevin2019
January 24, 2024
"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...
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