Missing (1982)

73% User Rating

2h 3min

"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."

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.

Costa-GavrasDirector

Cast

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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)

Reviews (1)

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CinemaSerf

Rating 70%

June 8, 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 palpable as he becomes more and more desperate. Both he and Spacek were deservedly Oscar nominated for their performances in this gripping drama. I could have done with more of a conclusion, but perhaps it is better as it is...?