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 coup d'état in 1973 and based upon the true story of American journalist Charles Hoffman, who disappeared in the chaotic aftermath of the coup. Although writer/director Costa-Gavras arguably tried to be objective and factual, albeit a little too conceited, 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 coupled with Costa-Gavras purposeful direction still makes this a good film.