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12/02/1982 Drama, Mystery, Thriller 2h 3m
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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.

Overview

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.

  1. Costa-Gavras

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jack Lemmon

    Ed Horman

  2. Sissy Spacek

    Beth Horman

  3. Melanie Mayron

    Terry Simon

  4. John Shea

    Charles Horman

  5. Charles Cioffi

    Captain Ray Tower

  6. David Clennon

    Consul Phil Putnam

  7. Richard Venture

    U.S. Ambassador

  8. Jerry Hardin

    Colonel Sean Patrick

  9. Richard Bradford

    Andrew Babcock

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-08
This is quite an intense political thriller from Oscar winning Costa-Gavras that sees "Ed Horman" (Jack Lemmon) and his daughter-in-law "Beth" (Sissy Spacek) travel to Chile to try to find his writer son who has become caught up in the coup that has deposed President Allende. It is soon clear that the inherently patriotic Horman couple are not getting the support they would have expected from their consular officials and as the story develops we discover how little they actually knew their son and also how the confidence in their own government can be shaken to the core. Lemmon's frustration i...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$9,600,000.00

Revenue
$14,000,000.00

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