Missing (1982)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Ed Horman	Jack Lemmon	½
Beth Horman	Sissy Spacek
Terry Simon	Melanie Mayron	½
Charlie Horman	John Shea
Capt. Ray Tower	Charles Cioffi
Consul Phil Putnam	David Clennon
U.S. Ambassador	Richard Venture
Colonel Sean Patrick	Jerry Hardin
Andrew Babcock	Richard Bradford
Frank Teruggi	Joe Regalbuto

Review

Well-meaning and clearly partisan political thriller set in Chile during the 1973 coup d'état, based on the true story of American journalist Charles Horman, who disappeared in the chaotic aftermath of the coup. Although writer/director Costa-Gavras arguably aimed for objective and factual – albeit not without a hint of self-importance – seen with thirty years of retrospect, Missing has got a somewhat too obvious "sticking it to the Man" vibe, which makes it feel more as a product of its time than Costa-Gavras probably would have hoped for. In other words, the film has dated a little. But a couple of fine performances combined with Costa-Gavras' purposeful direction still make this a good film.