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17 September 1977 (Spain) moreTagline:
A violent passion held them together. A passion for violence ripped them apart.Plot:
Thriller about a contract killer whose wife has disappeared. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a "shy" or hit, he suspects they are connected with her disappearance. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
"The Disappointment" is more like it moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Donald Sutherland | ... | Jay Mallory | |
| Francine Racette | ... | Celandine | |
| David Hemmings | ... | Edward | |
| John Hurt | ... | Atkinson | |
| David Warner | ... | Burbank | |
| Peter Bowles | ... | Jefferies | |
| Virginia McKenna | ... | Catherine | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Deverell | |
| Michèle Magny | ... | Melanie | |
| Dan Howard | ... | James (as Duane Howard) | |
| Robin Sachs | ... | Young Man | |
| Christina Greatrex | ... | Secretary | |
| Robert Korne | ... | Dominic | |
| Michael Eric Kramer | ... | Peter (as Michael Kramer) | |
| Maureen Beck | ... | Maid |
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The Disappearance, to me, is a Hitchcock wannabe that simply isn't. It's a slowly paced, talky thriller that just doesn't cut it. Donald Sutherland and the cast are great, but there are so many British actors in the cast that the term "Canadian-Made" sounds like a cheat. If this is a Canadian movie, wouldn't it have been better if they had put all Canadian actors in the cast? Also, if the movie takes place in Montreal (a mostly French-speaking city), wouldn't it have made more sense to have Sutherland's character do his foreign assignment in somewhere like Paris, France, instead of in England? After all, this is not a British movie, it's Canadian.
It surprised me that Sutherland and Francine Racette were married and had 3 children.
I recommend this only for fans of deep psychological thrillers. As for me, I think I will be putting a "Previously Viewed" label on this one and dropping it in the drop-off slot at my local video store.
Rating: **