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Missing

Ed 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.

19827.22h 3m

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.

Directed by Costa-Gavras
Written by Thomas Hauser, Costa-Gavras, Donald E. Stewart
Produced by Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis
Box OfficeBudget: $9.6MRevenue: $14.0M

Top Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Ed Horman

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Beth Horman

Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron

Terry Simon

John Shea

John Shea

Charles Horman

Charles Cioffi

Charles Cioffi

Captain Ray Tower

David Clennon

David Clennon

Consul Phil Putnam

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

U.S. Ambassador

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Colonel Sean Patrick

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Andrew Babcock

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Frank Teruggi

Themes & Keywords

journalistcorruptionbased on novel or bookcoup d'etatdictatorshipbased on true storychileconspiracydisappearancesouth americamilitarymilitary coupmissingdisappeared

About Missing

Missing is a drama, mystery, thriller film released in 1982 exploring themes of journalist, corruption, based on novel or book, coup d'etat, dictatorship, based on true story. Directed by Costa-Gavras, it stars Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron. 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.

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