Frantic (film)

For the 1958 French film also known as Frantic in the U.S., see Elevator to the Gallows.
Frantic
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoman Polanski
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyWitold Sobociński
Edited bySam O'Steen
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Warner Bros.
The Mount Company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • February 16, 1988 (1988-02-16) (United Kingdom)
  • February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26) (United States)
  • March 30, 1988 (1988-03-30) (France)
Running time
120 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • France
Languages
  • English
  • French
Budget$20 million
Box office$17.6 million (US)[1]

Frantic is a 1988 American-French neo-noir[2] mystery thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner. Ennio Morricone composed the film score. Although a commercial failure, the film was a critical success, and has since gone on to become somewhat of a cult classic, with Morricone's score being hailed as one of his best.

  1. ^ "Frantic Domestic Total Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5