Missing Movie Review 1982

At the height of a military coup in Chile (never named in the movie), a young American writer (Shea) disappears. His right-wing father Lemmon tries to get to the bottom of his disappearance while bickering with Shea's wife, played by Spacek, a bohemian who is the political opposite of her father-in-law. Outstanding performances by Spacek and Lemmon along with excellent writing and direction result in a gripping and thought-provoking thriller. Based on the book by Thomas Hauser from the true story of Charles Horman.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 122 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

South America, True Stories, Missing Persons

Screenplay

Constantin Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John Shea, Melanie Mayron, David Clennon, Charles Cioffi, Joe Regalbuto, Richard Venture, Janice Rule

Director

Constantin Costa-Gavras

Music

Vangelis

Producer

Mark Huffam

Awards

Oscars 1982: Adapt. Screenplay; British Acad. 1982: Screenplay; Cannes 1982: Actor (Lemmon), Film; Writers Guild 1982: Adapt. Screenplay.