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23 sty 2023 · When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.Jack LemmonSissy...
But then a civil war breaks out, martial law is declared, troops roam the streets, and one day soldiers come and take the young man away. The movie is the record of the frustrating attempts by Spacek and her father-in-law (Jack Lemmon) to discover what happened to the missing man.
Set largely during the days and weeks following Horman's disappearance, it examines the relationship between Horman's wife Beth and his father Edmund and their subsequent quest to find Horman. Missing was theatrically released on February 12, 1982 to critical acclaim.
In 1973, U.S. businessman Ed Horman arrives in Chile to look for his son, Charles, a politically left-leaning journalist who disappeared during a military coup. Charles' wife, Beth, has been looking for some time, but her requests for help from the U.S. consulate have thus far produced few results.
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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Missing is a 1982 American Mexican biographical drama movie directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the 1978 novel by Thomas Hauser. It stars Jack Lemmon , Sissy Spacek , Melanie Mayron , John Shea , David Clennon , Jerry Hardin , Richard Venture and was distributed by Universal Pictures .
