The Lost Daughter (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Roger Cardinal

Writer:

Peter Palliser (writer)

Release Date:

11 March 1997 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Sect | Based On True Story

Cast

Richard Chamberlain	...	Andrew McCracken
Helmut Griem	...	Rolf Sutter
Christoph M. Ohrt	...	Bernard Sicard
Clare Sims	...	Laure McCracken
Susanna Simon	...	Catherine Lasky
Michael Mendl	...	Inspektor Labrousse
Tilo Nest	...	Detective Dietz
Armin Marewski	...	Guy Perrin
Suzanne von Borsody	...	Camille Foulet
Charles Edwin Powell	...	Richard Leblanc (as Charles Powell)
Andreas Apergis	...	Louis
C. David Johnson	...	Lt. Goddard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Allardyce
Kent Allen	...	Metro Policeman #1
René Ander-Huber	...	Zurich Policeman #1
Urs Bihler	...	Christian Edinger
Allan Bratt	...	Regina Detective #2
Claudia Cardinal	...	Melanie
Patricia Drake	...	Montreal Journalist
Jocelyn Forgues	...	Sergeant Sevier
Alphonse Gaudet	...	Metro POliceman #2
Brad Grass	...	Surete Policeman
Thomas Hagen	...	Zurich Policeman #2
Kathy Hanna	...	Sleeping Woman
Blaine Hart
Richard Heinrich
Julika Jenkins	...	Zurich Policewoman
Hubert Kronlachner	...	Catherine's Father
Christiane Krüger	...	Christine Schar
Gerald Lenton-Young	...	Regina Detective #1
Sarah Lind	...	Young Laurie 14 years
Kerri Massier	...	Young Laurie 8 years
Don McLean	...	Bellboy
Hanspeter Müller	...	Police Chief Wetzel
Judy Norton-Taylor	...	Anne-Marie McCracken
Kellie Schmidt	...	Secretary
Ursula Schmitz	...	Female Journalist
Jodoc Seidel	...	Pathologist
Mary Ann Skoll	...	Maggie
Jennifer Wynne Webber	...	Swiss TV Newscaster
Bob Young	...	First Male Journalist

Also Known As:

Die verlorene Tochter (Germany)

Runtime:

179 min

Country:

Canada | Germany | Switzerland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Condor Films

See it again

Lately, I saw a re-run of this riveting TV movie .

It's a very captivating sad story based on actual facts that happened in Switzerland, in France and in Canada a few years ago. This compelling drama is starring RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN (Torn Birds) along with the best crop of the German talent: Helmut Griem (Cabaret) Chistoph.M.Orth (Eden) Michael Mendl( Amen) Susanna Simon as a first timer.

The story relates the hopeless journey of a rich Westerner (Chamberlain) through his journey to find his daughter who disappeared between Montréal and Zurich to a mysterious sect called the Order of the Solar Temple ( inspired by the Medieval Templars) . This very peculiar sect recruits his followers on the basis of wealth, high education and physical beauty for the women. The father's itinerary takes him to a wild chase, where everybody remains silent, from Montréal to Zurich. One day, by a twist of fate someone takes him on the lead of his missing daughter. But what he discovered about his daughter is devastating.

The story is well directed by Roger Cardinal who gave the movie a sense of urgency by keeping the audience on their toes at all time. Add to this, the magistral music of composer Philippe Leduc and you have a powerful drama that everybody should see to make sure that the errors of the past never happen again.

I recommend this movie and I gave it 8/10.