The Vanishing (2018 film)

The Vanishing
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKristoffer Nyholm
Written by
  • Celyn Jones
  • Joe Bone
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJørgen Johansson
Edited byMorten Højbjerg
Music byBenjamin Wallfisch
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) (Sitges Film Festival)
  • March 2019 (2019-03) (United Kingdom)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$1.2 million[2]

The Vanishing, previously titled Keepers, is a 2018 British psychological thriller film directed by Kristoffer Nyholm and written by Celyn Jones and Joe Bone. Based on the 1900 disappearance of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse crew, it stars Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, and Connor Swindells as three lighthouse keepers whose shift takes a dark turn.[3][4]

The Vanishing premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2018, which was followed by a United Kingdom release in March 2019.[5]

  1. ^ "'The Vanishing': Gerard Butler's return to the big screen is a long way from Sparta". The National. 14 February 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Vanishing (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Il mistero del faro delle Isole Flannan - Eilan More". Bottega Mistero (in Italian). 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  4. ^ McCloskey, Keith (2014). The Lighthouse: The Mystery of the Eilean Mor Lighthouse Keepers. The History Press. ISBN 978-0750953658.
  5. ^ "Gerard Butler's lighthouse mystery movie hits the big screen". BBC. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.