Directed by
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Roman Polanski
Gérard Brach
Cinematographer
Witold Sobocinski
Editor
Sam O’Steen
Production Designer
Pierre Guffroy
Costume Designer
Anthony Powell
Music
Ennio Morricone
Sound
Jean Goudier
Main Cast
Harrison Ford
Betty Buckley
Emmanuelle Seigner
Djiby Soumare
Dominique Virton
Gérard Klein
Stéphane D’Audeville
Laurent Spielvogel
Alain Doutey
Yorgo Voyagis
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Mount Company
USA, France
1988
119’
35mm, COL. (archive copy provided by the British Film Institute)
Language
Original English language version with Italian subtitles
World Sales
Park Circus Limited
Synopsis
Doctor Richard Walker and his wife Sondra travel to Paris for a medical convention. But Sondra disappears shortly after they arrive at the hotel, and when the local authorities prove unhelpful, Richard is forced to search for her himself. After he tracks down Michelle, the girl who has brought the luggage that was accidentally exchanged for Sondra’s luggage, Michelle joins him in the search. Richard discovers that the other suitcase contains a nuclear device, and now he has it. After searching high and low through a crepuscular, hostile Paris, the two protagonists discover that the secret services are involved in Sondra’s disappearance. They finally manage to arrange an “exchange,” but something goes wrong and people start shooting. The story reaches its dramatic conclusion when Richard’s wife is freed, but Michelle is gravely wounded.
booking info
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