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.”
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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Cast
49 people
Jack Lemmon
Ed Horman
Known for
The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Sissy Spacek
Beth Horman
Known for
Carrie
Castle Rock
Melanie Mayron
Terry Simon
Known for
Jane the Virgin
Girlfriends
John Shea
Charles Horman
Known for
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Mutant X
Charles Cioffi
Captain Ray Tower
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Klute
David Clennon
Consul Phil Putnam
Known for
The Thing
Gone Girl
Richard Venture
U.S. Ambassador
Known for
Scent of a Woman
The Thorn Birds
Jerry Hardin
Colonel Sean Patrick
Known for
The Firm
Cujo
Richard Bradford
Andrew Babcock
Known for
The Untouchables
Internal Affairs
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Teruggi
Known for
Street Hawk
Murphy Brown
Keith Szarabajka
David Holloway
Known for
The Dark Knight
A Perfect World
John Doolittle
David McGeary
Known for
RoboCop 2
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Costa-Gavras Director · Donald E. Stewart Screenplay Thomas Hauser Author
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $9.6M · United States release February 12, 1982
Box office
Budget
$9,600,000
Worldwide gross
$14,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Polygram Pictures
Production
Edward Lewis Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Belgium · February 12, 1982
Theatrical
United States · February 12, 1982
Limited theatrical
United States · October 21, 2008
Physical · The Criterion Collection DVD
United States
March 12, 1982 · Theatrical
Australia
February 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1983 · Theatrical
France
May 19, 1982 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 26, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
August 13, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
September 9, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 27, 1982 · Theatrical
February 24, 2005 · Physical · DVD
September 12, 2009 · TV · Nederland 3
Portugal
August 27, 1982 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 25, 1990 · Physical
United Kingdom
July 23, 1982 · Theatrical
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