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The Disappearance
1977
A hired assassin's wife goes missing, and when he is hired to carry out a 'hit' by a mysterious organisation, he becomes suspicious that the two events are not unconnected. THE DISAPPEARANCE features fine acting and direction. Read more
| Starring | Donald Sutherland, John Hurt, David Hemmings, Virginia McKenna |
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| Director | Stuart Cooper |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Disappearance
A hired assassin's wife goes missing, and when he is hired to carry out a 'hit' by a mysterious organisation, he becomes suspicious that the two events are not unconnected. THE DISAPPEARANCE features fine acting and direction.
| Starring | Donald Sutherland, John Hurt, David Hemmings, Virginia McKenna, Christopher Plummer |
|---|---|
| Director | Stuart Cooper |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Sep 2005 Production year: 1977 |
| Format | DVD |
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Few titles have proved as prophetic, for this elegantly-mounted mystery promptly vanished from screens as quickly as it arrived. A shame, for there is much to admire in this tale of a hitman, played by a suitably haunting Donald Sutherland, pondering the disappearance of his wife while planning his next job. Beautifully shot on location in icy Canada, a symbol of the assassin's frozen emotions, the British supporting cast shine, notably David Warner, John Hurt and Virginia McKenna. Only Stuart Cooper's somewhat arty approach to Paul Mayersberg's admittedly confusing script lets the side down.
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Confusing and pretentious thriller which spends more time on introspection than action and ends up not satisfying anybody.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Disappeared and forgotten
Bit of a curoi this one, if, like me you like 1970's films with Donald Sutherland, then it might be worth a look, but only just! On the plus side there is an excellent cast; apart from the 'Don' himself there is support from John Hurt, David Hemmings and Virginia Mckenna. The film is also beautifully shot (by John Alcott) but the plot, a hit man searches for his missing wife, could, at best be described as thin and at the end of it all you are left thinking 'so what?' Little wonder then that this film disappeared into the celluloid ether
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Disappeared and forgotten
Bit of a curoi this one, if, like me you like 1970's films with Donald Sutherland, then it might be worth a look, but only just! On the plus side there is an excellent cast; apart from the 'Don' himself there is support from John Hurt, David Hemmings and Virginia Mckenna. The film is also beautifully shot (by John Alcott) but the plot, a hit man searches for his missing wife, could, at best be described as thin and at the end of it all you are left thinking 'so what?' Little wonder then that this film disappeared into the celluloid ether
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The Disappearance
A hired assassin's wife goes missing, and when he is hired to carry out a 'hit' by a mysterious organisation, he becomes suspicious that the two events are not unconnected. THE DISAPPEARANCE features fine acting and direction....
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