Missing (1982)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (516 movies items)

" Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman, and novel by Thomas Hauser. 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. Missing was released in theaters on February 12, 1982, in limited theaters and was released widely on March 12, 1982, in 733 theaters. It ranked at #3"

1982 Awardie Awards (38 movies items)

"Also nominated Best Actor "

Favorite Drama Films: 1982-1983 (68 movies items)

" Directed by: Costa-Gavras Produced by: Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis Based on the book by: Thomas Hauser Written by: Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart Cinematography: Ricardo Aronovich Edited by: Françoise Bonnot Music by: Vangelis Distributed by: Universal Pictures "

“(OK) The masterpiece of Costa Gavras. Its so easy to be inside Lemmon or Spacek either way. Direction doesn't have to point the social backgrpund, its so vivd there....” read more

1001 Movies ... my own version (1980's) (110 movies items)

" Notes: Nowadays, we don’t hear much about him but there was a time when Costa-Gavras was one of the most highly regarded directors in the world. Personally, there was a time when I was quite a fan of his politically charged thrillers and it is with a great pleasure that I finally managed to watch ‘Z’ which is pretty much his magnum-opus and is even considered by many as one of the finest movies ever made. More than a decade after ‘Z’ and many other acclaimed features, Costa-Gavras fi"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: Nowadays, we don’t hear much about him but there was a time when Costa-Gavras was one of the most highly regarded directors in the world. Personally, there was a time when I was quite a fan of his politically charged thrillers and it is with a great pleasure that I finally managed to watch ‘Z’ which is pretty much his magnum-opus and is even considered by many as one of the finest movies ever made. More than a decade after ‘Z’ and many other acclaimed features, Costa-Gavras fi"

Top 10 Sissy Spacek Performances (10 person items)

"#6: Beth Horman, Missing!"

My Movie Diary 2017 (217 movies items)

" 30 May. Jack Lemmon looks for his activist son who has gone missing in Chile during a coup d'etat. With him is Sissy Spacek, the son's wife. Director Costa-Gavras based the story on a real incident. "