Production
The Vanishing was co-written by director, George Sluizer, and Tim Krabbé, the author of the original novel, The Golden Egg. The film accurately portrays the narrative within the novel, apart from two factors: firstly, the film's plot is more complicated than the novel, consisting of more flashbacks and a change in the film's character focus; the second major difference involves the characters, Rex Hofman and Raymond Lemorne, who spend more time together following their meeting.
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