Missing( 1982)

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Charlie Horman thought that being an American would guarantee his safety. His family believed that being Americans would guarantee them the truth. They were all wrong.

Overview

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

Top Billed Cast

Jack Lemmon
Ed Horman
Sissy Spacek
Beth Horman
Melanie Mayron
Terry Simon
John Shea
Charles Horman
Charles Cioffi
Captain Ray Tower
David Clennon
Consul Phil Putnam
Richard Venture
U.S. Ambassador
Jerry Hardin
Colonel Sean Patrick
Richard Bradford
Andrew Babcock
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Teruggi
Keith Szarabajka
David Holloway
John Doolittle
David McGeary
Janice Rule
Kate Newman
Ward Costello
Congressman
Hansford Rowe
Senator
Tina Romero
Maria
Richard Whiting
Statesman
Martin LaSalle
Paris
Terence Nelson
Colonel Clay
Robert Hitt
Peter Chernin
Félix González
Rojas
María Eugenia Ríos
Mrs. Duran
Jorge Russek
Espinoza
Edna Necoechea
Pia
Alan Penwrith
Samuel Cross
Alex Camacho
Silvio
Manuel Ávila Camacho
Doctor (Mental Hospital)
Kimberley Farr
Young Woman (Ford Foundation)
Elizabeth Cross
Ann
Piero Cross
Hotel Manager
Gary Richardson
Operator U.S. Embassy
Josefina Echánove
Woman Doctor (Basement Ward)
Robert Johnstreet
Bob
Linda Spheeris
Woman (State Department)
Jorge Mancilla
Captain (airport)
Gerardo Vigil
Soldier (laundry)
Mario Valdez
Officer (laundry)
Jaime Garza
Young Man (Stadium)
Joe I. Tompkins
Marine Officer
John Fenton
Carlos
Jacqueline Evans
Woman (Ford Foundation)
Jorge Santoyo
Young Man (Mental Hospital)
Juan Vázquez
Little Man (Mental Hospital)
Antonio Medellín
Rojas' Assistant
Albert Cates
2nd Marine Officer
Miguel Cane
Little Boy at Beth's Class (uncredited)
Emilio Guerrero
Extra (uncredited)
Harry Kopoian
Director of Morgue (uncredited)
Susana Vincent Nava
Nurse (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 08 2023

This is quite an intense political thriller from Oscar winning Costa-Gavras that sees "Ed Horman" (Jack Lemmon) and his daughter-in-law "Beth" (Sissy Spacek) travel to Chile to try to find his writer son who has become caught up in the coup that has deposed President Allende. It is soon clear that the inherently patriotic Horman couple are not getting the support they would have expected from their consular officials and as the story develops we discover how little they actually knew their son and also how the confidence in their own government can be shaken to the core. Lemmon's frustration is...