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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.
1982 · Directed by Costa-Gavras · 123 min · Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 18 frames
Tagline
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.
Crew
- Screenplay: Costa-Gavras, Donald E. Stewart
- Cinematography: Ricardo Aronovich
- Edited by: Françoise Bonnot
- Music: Vangelis
- Production design: Peter Jamison
- Produced by: Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Ed Horman
- Sissy Spacek as Beth Horman
- Melanie Mayron as Terry Simon
- John Shea as Charles Horman
- Charles Cioffi as Captain Ray Tower
- David Clennon as Consul Phil Putnam
- Richard Venture as U.S. Ambassador
- Jerry Hardin as Colonel Sean Patrick
- Richard Bradford as Andrew Babcock
- Joe Regalbuto as Frank Teruggi
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: Spanish, English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Polygram Pictures, Edward Lewis Productions
- Budget: $9,600,000
- Box office: $14,000,000
- Themes: journalist, corruption, based on novel or book, coup d'etat, dictatorship, based on true story, chile, conspiracy, disappearance, south america
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