Frantic
An American surgeon in Paris for a medical conference and a second honeymoon with his wife, is thrust - when his wife is kidnapped - into a seedy world previously outside his experience.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Doctor Richard Walker Harrison Ford
- Sondra Walker Betty Buckley
- Michelle Emmanuelle Seigner
- Edie Alexandra Stewart
- Peter David Huddleston
- Irvin Robert Barr
- Dédé Martin Boll Boyer
- taxi driver Djiby Soumare
- desk clerk Dominique Virton
- Gaillard Gérard Klein
- bellboy Stéphane d' Audeville
- hall porter Laurent Spielvogel
- hall porter Alain Doutey
- hotel manager Jacques Ciron
- 2nd bellboy Roch Leibovici
- tourist Louise Vinceni
- hotel detective Patrice Melennec
- restroom attendant Ella Jaroszewicz
- florist Joëlle Lagneau
- florist Jean-Pierre Delage
- café owner Marc Dudicourt
- waiter Artus de Penguern
- wino Dominique Pinon
- desk cop Richard Dieux
- inspector Yves Rénier
- US security officer Robert Ground
- marine guard Bruce Johnson
- US Embassy clerk Michael Morris
- US Embassy clerk Claude Doineau
- Williams John Mahoney
- Shaap Jimmy Ray Weeks
- 3rd bellboy Alan Ladd
- "Blue Parrot" barman "quiqui", André
- Rastafarian Thomas M. Pollard
- TWA clerk Tina Sportolaro
- man in leather Patrick Floersheim
- man in tweed Marcel Bluwal
- houseboat owner Isabelle Noah
- houseboat band Fonky French Family
- kidnapper Giorgos Voyagis
- kidnapper David Jalil
- dead driver Jean-Claude Houbard
- Dr. Metlaoui Raouf Ben Amor
Credits
Direction
- Director Roman Polanski
- Assistant Director Michel Cheyko
- Assistant Director Michel Ferry
- Assistant Director Yves Baignères
Production
- Production Company Warner Bros.
- Production Company Mount Company
- Producer Thom Mount
- Producer Tim Hampton
- Unit Manager Claude Albouze
- Production Manager Daniel Szuster
- Production Co-ordinator Marie McFerran
- Production Co-ordinator Isabelle Dassonville
- Location Manager Oliver Thaon
- Production Assistant Catherine Rivière
- Production Assistant Françoise Piraud
Casting
- Casting (France) Margot Capelier
- Casting (USA) Bonnie Timmermann
- Crowd casting Luc Etienne
Writing
- Screenplay Roman Polanski
- Screenplay Gérard Brach
- [Screenplay] Robert Towne
Photography
- Director of Photography Witold Sobocinski
- 2nd Unit Photographer Pascal Lebégue
- Camera Operator Jean Harnois
- Steadicam Operator Mark Koninckx
Special Effects
- Front projection Paul Witz
Editing
- Editor Sam O'steen
Design
- Production Designer Pierre Guffroy
- Set Dresser Gérard James
Costumes
- Costume Designer Anthony Powell
- Wardrobe master Germinal Rangel
Make-up
- Chief makeup Didier Lavergne
- Titles and opticals Euro-Titres
Music
- Music composed/orchestrated/conducted Ennio Morricone
- Music performed Orchestra Unione Musicisti di Roma
- Music performed (flugelhorn) Giovanni Santucci
- Music performed (electric bass) Nanni Civitenga
- Music co-ordinator Enrico De Melis
- Music Editor Suzana Peric
Sound
- Music Recording Sergio Marcotulli
- Sound Recording Jean-Pierre Ruh
- Sound Re-recording Dean Humphreys
- Sound Re-recording Jean-François Auger
- Supervising Sound Editor Laurent Quaglio
- Sound Editor Jean Goudier
- Dialogue editor Martine Mory
- Dialogue editor James Shields
- Sound Effects Jean-Pierre Lelong
Choreography
- Choreography Derf La Chapelle
Stunts
- Stunt arranger Daniel Breton
- Car stunts Rémy Julienne
- Stunt double Vic Armstrong
- Stunt double Wendy Leech
Consultant
- "Night-life" adviser Claude Challe