Missing (1982)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $9,600,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.6624 |
Directed By
Costa-Gavras
Crew
Costa-Gavras
Pamela Wise
Anna Roth
Esperanza Gómez
Philippe Brun
Bette Iverson
Graciano Perez
Elie Cohn
Peter Sorel
Marie Castro
Suzanne Koch
Costa-Gavras
Donald E. Stewart
Vangelis
Thomas Hauser
John Nichols
Ricardo Aronovich
Françoise Bonnot
Claude Villand
Benito Cano
Jesús Marín
John Alvin
Jacques Lévy
Pablo Ríos
Vince Melandri
Françoise Bonnot
Jesus G. Duran
Gabriel Castro
Daniel Brisseau
Laurencio Cordero
Michèle Amsellem
Emily Gamboa
Keefe Millard
Carlos García F.
Sylvette Baudrot
Luis Sánchez
Charles Enzen
Hank Guzman
Adolfo Ramírez
Aurelio Ortiz
Sergio Ortega
Daniel Leterrier
Ricardo Frera
Vic Heutschy
Edward Lewis
Lucero Isaac
Jon Peters
Peter Jamison
Terence Nelson
Peter Guber
Mildred Lewis
Wallis Nicita
Michael Milgrom
Joe I. Tompkins
Antonio Mata
José García
Agustín Ituarte
Michèle Boëhm
Linda Spheeris
Mark Reedall
Jean-Pierre Lelong
Stephane Van den Bergh
Albert Whitlock
Dan Wyman
TOP CAST
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)
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)
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