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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   4,973 votes
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Director:
Costa-Gavras
Writers:
Costa-Gavras (writer)
Thomas Hauser (book)
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Release Date:
28 May 1982 (Sweden) more
Plot:
When an idealistic writer disappears during the Right Wing military coup in 1973 Chile, his wife and American businessman father try to find him. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations more
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(5 articles)
Oscar Week: The Best Best Actresses
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User Comments:
This film changed my life more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Lemmon ... Ed Horman

Sissy Spacek ... Beth Horman
Melanie Mayron ... Terry Simon

John Shea ... Charles 'Charlie' Horman
Charles Cioffi ... Capt. Ray Tower, USN

David Clennon ... Consul Phil Putnam
Richard Venture ... U.S. Ambassador
Jerry Hardin ... Col. 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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Peru:14 | Argentina:18 (original rating) | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | Canada:14+ | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (re-rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (1987) | UK:AA (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico more

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Trivia:
The film was shot in Mexico under great secrecy by Hollywood's standards, as its subject matter was considered so controversial. more
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Continuity: The opening credits roll on a shot of Charlie looking out on the street from the back seat of Capt. Tower's car. The window covers about half of his face, so it's a little more than halfway down. In the next shot showing the car, Charlie is still staring out the window (hasn't moved), but the window is most of the way down. more
Quotes:
Consul Phil Putnam: Please try to understand There are so many cases. They're all so important, and this isn't the only one we're working on
Ed Horman: It's the only one I care about.
Consul Phil Putnam: You and a lot of other people. Listen, I've never seen so many cables from Washington. What kind of pull do you have up there anyway?
Ed Horman: I'm an American citizen.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Precious Images (1986) more
Soundtrack:
MY DING A LING more

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50 out of 66 people found the following comment useful:-
This film changed my life, 10 June 2002
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Author: Ragnar Schwefel from Berlin, Germany

I was 17 when I first saw the film in 1982 and I can say, that it changed my life. Up to that I believe in my own government an I believe in the US, as a strong friend of all democratic countries. After this film I'd never take the things for real. I questioned everything and this is good. Use your mind, try to get informations from all sides. I think Chile is one reason, that the US doesn't sign the treaty for the international court, because guys like Kissinger had to be scared, that he has to take responsability for Chile and Vietnam. Everything was said of the great performance of the actors in this film. This is the best political thriller ever made.

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