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Missing (1982)
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When an idealistic writer disappears during the Right Wing military coup in 1973 Chile, his wife and American businessman father try to find him. Director:Costa-Gavras |
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| Jack Lemmon | ... | ||
| Sissy Spacek | ... | ||
| Melanie Mayron | ... | ||
| John Shea | ... | ||
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Charles Cioffi | ... | |
| David Clennon | ... | ||
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Richard Venture | ... | |
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Jerry Hardin | ... | |
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Richard Bradford | ... | |
| Joe Regalbuto | ... | ||
| Keith Szarabajka | ... | ||
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John Doolittle | ... | |
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Janice Rule | ... | |
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Ward Costello | ... | |
| Hansford Rowe | ... | ||
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Storyline
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman, this is the story of an American father of conservative background who comes to a South American country to search for his missing son, a journalist. Ed joins with his daughter-in-law Beth, who like her husband is politically polarized from the father, in prying through the bureaucracy and dangerous political intrigue in search of their son and husband. Little by little, the father comes to realize that his own beloved government is not telling him the truth. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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(Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
Desaparecido See more »Box Office
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$14,986,793 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Ed Horman: Well, there's something I'm going to do. I'm going to sue you, Phil. And Tower and the Ambassador and everybody who let that boy die. We're going to make it so hot for you you'll wish you were stationed in the Antartic.
Consul Phil Putnam: Well, I guess that's your privilege.
Ed Horman: No, that's my right! I just thank God we live in a country where we can still put people like you in jail.
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Performed by Brenda Lee
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Nathaniel Davis, America's Ambassador to Chile at the time of the coup, and the basis of the character played by Richard Venture, sued Thomas Hauser, Costa-Gavras, and Universal Pictures for implying in the film that he and his team were complicit in the disappearance and death of Charles Horman. The suit was dismissed. In a January 2007 Q & A, Costa-Gavras said that Lew Wasserman, then head of Universal, so strongly supported the film, he insisted the studio refuse to negotiate any financial settlement. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Ed is shown arriving in Chile on a Pan Am DC-10. Pan Am did not operate the DC-10 until 1980 when it purchased National Airlines. See more »Quotes
Consul Phil Putnam: Listen, Mr Horman, I wish there was something we could say or do.Ed Horman: Well, there's something I'm going to do. I'm going to sue you, Phil. And Tower and the Ambassador and everybody who let that boy die. We're going to make it so hot for you you'll wish you were stationed in the Antartic.
Consul Phil Putnam: Well, I guess that's your privilege.
Ed Horman: No, that's my right! I just thank God we live in a country where we can still put people like you in jail.
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"MY WHOLE WORLD IS FALLING DOWN"Performed by Brenda Lee
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