The Disappearance

The Disappearance

Violent passion held them together… passion for violence ripped them apart.

1977 · 92 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, Thriller

The wife of a contract killer disappears. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a hit, he suspects they are connected with her disappearance.

Directed by Stuart Cooper · Written by Paul Mayersberg

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