A young American journalist mysteriously disappears during a violent military coup in a South American country. When his wife & father attempt to find him, they are confronted with a deeply disturbing political reality.
Director Constantin Costa-Gavras made his English-language film debut with this political thriller, based on a true story. Although the nation depicted is never named directly, the action clearly takes place in Chile after the military coup.
"Missing" centers around the disappearance of Charles Horman, an American expatriate who lives with his wife Beth in South America. One night, armed soldiers enter their home and drag him away. In desperation, Beth decides to contact Charles's father, Ed, and ask for help.
In contrast to his left-wing daughter-in-law, Ed is staunchly patriotic. But as he gets the runaround from both American and Chilean officials, Ed receives a cold, hard lesson in political reality... and learns some ugly truths about US involvement in Latin America.
Film was originally rated R by the MPAA, but won a PG on appeal.
Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Jack Lemmon, Best Actress--Sissy Spacek. Academy Awards: Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
1982 Cannes Film Festival award winner.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
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Review 1:
"...Highly interesting....Constantly absorbing..."
Source: Variety
01/27/1982
Review 2:
"...A suspense-thriller of real cinematic style....[Lemmon and Spacek] are superb..."
Source: New York Times
p.C14 02/12/1982
Review 3:
"[T[his surprise hit based on the case of Ed and Charlie Horman rings true..."
Source: USA Today
p.8E 12/03/2004
Review 4:
"Greek director Costa-Gavras is like Oliver Stone with subtlety....Heartbreaking..." -- Grade: B+
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.47 10/31/2008
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