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The Vanishing (Dutch: Spoorloos, literally: "Traceless" or "Without a Trace") is a 1988 Dutch thriller film directed by George Sluizer, adapted from the novella The Golden Egg (1984) by Tim Krabbé. It stars Gene Bervoets as a man who searches obsessively for his girlfriend following her disappearance at a rest area .
- Anne Lordon, George Sluizer
- Hennie Vrienten
- 27 October 1988 (Netherlands)
Oct 27, 1988 · The Vanishing: Directed by George Sluizer. With Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus. Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
- (42K)
- George Sluizer
- Not Rated
- Mystery, Thriller
An unorthodox love story and a truly unsettling thriller, Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer’s The Vanishing unfolds with meticulous intensity, leading to an unforgettable finale that has unnerved audiences around the world.
- Raymond Lemorne
Sep 5, 2018 · In truth, it’s hard to watch any thriller that pivots around kidnapping as a plot point without thinking of Dutch director George Sluizer’s brilliant The Vanishing ( Spoorloos ), which turns...
- Adam Nayman
Oct 31, 2018 · Young Dutch couple Saskia ( Johanna Ter Steege) and Rex ( Gene Bervoets) are taking a road trip to their vacation spot in France when, after stopping to stretch their legs at a highway rest stop,...
Directed by George Sluizer • 1988 • Netherlands. Starring Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege. A young man embarks on an obsessive search for the girlfriend who mysteriously disappeared while the couple were taking a sunny vacation trip, and his three-year investigation draws the attention of her abductor, a mild ...
Sep 17, 2001 · The Vanishing is a study in everyday madness, rooted in the specifics of the Dutch and French landscapes and character (the bearded, jolly Raymond is every inch the French bourgeois, a wistful psychotic imp of the perverse), with acute performances from its four leads.