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Missing is a 1982 American drama, biographical, and thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras. The screenplay was written by Costa-Gavras, Donald E. Stewart, and Thomas Hauser, based on a work by Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet. The cast includes Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, and John Shea. Ricardo Aronovich served as director of photography, with Françoise Bonnot as film editor and Vangelis as composer. The narrative is set in Chile, with filming taking place in Mexico.
The film was produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. It has a runtime of 122 minutes and was rated PG. Critical reception includes a 7.8/10 score, a 94% rating, and a Metascore of 78. It received an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, as well as the Palme d'Or and a Writers Guild of America Award. The film was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
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7.3Based 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.
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
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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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
25,473 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
78/100
- Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 23 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Costa-Gavras
- Screenwriter
- Donald E. Stewart
- Cast member
- Hansford Rowe
- Composer
- Vangelis
- Production company
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Ricardo Aronovich
- Narrative location
- Chile
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 414124
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- film editor
- Françoise Bonnot
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- title
- Missing
- different from
- Missing
- after a work by
- Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 94%
- publication date
- 1984-12-25
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