The Disappearance (1977)

The Disappearance (1977) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
88

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Stuart Cooper

Written By:
Derek Marlowe
Paul Mayersberg

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

Contract hit man Jay Mallory works for an unknown organization. He returns home to his downtown Montréal apartment one winter day to find that his wife, Celandine, is gone. Mallory initially thinks that Celandine has left on her own volition since theirs was a sometimes stormy, albeit passionate, relationship. However, words from Mallory's main point of contact at the organization, Burbank, indicate that Celandine's disappearance may be associated with Mallory's last hit. Shortly after their discussion, Burbank himself disappears. The organization assigns Mallory another job in Suffolk, England. Mallory has a feeling that there is something unusual about this job - he is given little initial information including not knowing who the target is - and that it too is associated with Celandine's disappearance. Despite feeling that he may be being set up, Mallory decides to take the job anyway to see how it plays out and if it leads him back to Celandine.

Following up 1975's Golden Bear-winning Overlord, director Stuart Cooper delivered this 1977 psychological thriller starring Donald Sutherland as contract killer Jay Mallory. When his wife goes missing, Mallory finds that his distress is starting to affect his work. The plot thickens when he begins to suspect that his latest assignment is connected to her disappearance. With a supporting cast headed up by Christopher Plummer and John Hurt, The Disappearance was written by Paul Mayersberg who would go on to pen the screenplay for Mike Hodges' critically acclaimed Croupier.

Drama, thriller. Jay Mallory, a hit-man for an international organisation, tries to opt out of his next contract when he discovers that his wife has disappeared.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 13 August, 2017.