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Missing - Porté disparu

Original title: Missing
  • 1982
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  • 2h 2m
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Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing - Porté disparu (1982)
When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.
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When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.

  • Director
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Writers
    • Costa-Gavras
    • Donald E. Stewart
    • Thomas Hauser
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Melanie Mayron
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,873
    1,769
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writers
      • Costa-Gavras
      • Donald E. Stewart
      • Thomas Hauser
    • Stars
      • Jack Lemmon
      • Sissy Spacek
      • Melanie Mayron
    • 122User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Ed Horman
    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Beth Horman
    Melanie Mayron
    Melanie Mayron
    • Terry Simon
    John Shea
    John Shea
    • Charles Horman
    Charles Cioffi
    Charles Cioffi
    • Captain Ray Tower
    David Clennon
    David Clennon
    • Consul Phil Putnam
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • U.S. Ambassador
    Jerry Hardin
    Jerry Hardin
    • Colonel Sean Patrick
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Andrew Babcock
    Joe Regalbuto
    Joe Regalbuto
    • Frank Teruggi
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    • David Holloway
    John Doolittle
    John Doolittle
    • Dave McGeary
    Janice Rule
    Janice Rule
    • Kate Newman
    Ward Costello
    • Congressman
    Hansford Rowe
    Hansford Rowe
    • Senator
    Tina Romero
    Tina Romero
    • Maria
    Richard Whiting
    • Statesman
    Martin LaSalle
    Martin LaSalle
    • Paris
    • (as Martin Lasalle)
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writers
      • Costa-Gavras
      • Donald E. Stewart
      • Thomas Hauser
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    9jhaggardjr

    Powerful political thriller

    "Missing" is a strong, powerful political thriller about the real life story of a man and woman who search for their missing son/husband during the 1973 coup in a volatile South American country. Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek give brilliant, Oscar-nominated performances as Ed and Beth Horman, the father and wife of their beloved one who has disappeared without a trace. The film follows their frustrating search in a country (which is Chile even though the movie never reveals) that I would not dare live in. Things get more frustrating for the Hormans when they start to believe that the American representatives there are not telling them everything. Directed by Costa-Gavras ("Z"), "Missing" is an emotional film that keep me interested for its entire two hours. Lemmon and Spacek are great as usual, and there are supporting roles for Melanie Mayron and Joe Regalbuto, a couple of years before they turned up on TV's "Thirtysomething" and "Murphy Brown", respectably. "Missing" is one of the best, strongest political thrillers ever made.

    ***1/2 (out of four)
    oyason

    The Earlier 9/11

    Costa Govras' political thriller MISSING remains one of the strongest and least preachy works done about the Chilean Coup d'etat of 1973. The coup, which occurred on the 11th of September of that year, was widely endorsed by the political elite of Chile, with some quiet infrastructural support from the U.S. State Department. The Secretary of State at that time, one Henry Kissinger, asserted to the Nixon cabinet that "he saw no reason to allow any country to go communist due to the ignorance of its people", and that the Chilean economy should be "made to scream". Hence, every support was given to the supporters of General Augusto Pinochet, and the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende was deposed and defeated within days.

    Govras chose as background for his film the actual diaries of Charles Horman, a lefty artist type who was living with his wife Beth in Chile. Horman had apparently picked up the unfortunate habit of inquiring into some dangerous affairs in a rather loud way. Isolated in every sense from any "live" political current, his disappearance and murder were relatively easy to accomplish, even though he was a United States citizen. The actor John Shea portrays Charles Horman as a naive sort, and there is no reason to assume this was an inaccurate depiction. Most citizens of the United States overseas are sheltered from the skulduggery of realpolitik, and most cling to some rather dangerous illusions about how far their rights as citizens actually extend. U.S. citizens in Lebanon who had to pay for their removal from that combat front last summer have learned this the hard way recently.

    Jack Lemmon is stellar as Charles' father Ed Horman, who made the trip to Chile under the impression that he had rights his government felt bound to respect, and who discovered otherwise. And Cissy Spacek is never anything less than full marks as Beth Horman.

    MISSING accomplishes what few political dramas do. It asks its viewer to consider the human dimensions and costs of an imperial political reality, and it portrays with a deadly earnestness what these ideas do to people caught up in the sway of such notions. There are no monsters in MISSING, just people who are doing their jobs and following orders. And therein lies the horror, one which all too many of our fellow citizens have yet to come to grips with. It is a rare feat among political films, an actual work of art. But don't be surprised if you need a stiff drink after viewing it. That's how I felt when I first saw this work after its release in 1982, and it still has that effect upon me today.
    dougdoepke

    Gripping

    There's a particularly chilling scene in this movie. It comes near the end in a confrontation between Charles Horman (Jack Lemmon) and staff members of the American ambassador in post-coup Chile, 1973. To this point the staff has sounded polished and professional in their concern for Horman's missing son, an apparent casualty of the coup. But in this scene the devious reality of American policy begins to emerge from behind the velvet glove, and Horman's passage from credulous liberal to disillusioned skeptic is complete. In a nutshell, the scene symbolizes one of the great divides in American political life, between the polished propaganda face our government presents to the people and the grim realities that face covers over, especially in dealing with Third World countries like Chile. Horman represents the frustration many feel in trying to deal with a cosmetic facade supported by both major political parties, when beneath it crouches the murderous policies of imperial rule.The real question the film poses is what Horman will do upon returning home.

    The film itself remains a gripping eyeopener from first to last. Costa-Gravas is especially good at recreating the abject terror of fascist rule: where long hair is forbidden and women are forced back into skirts, where people are present one minute and gone the next, where a democratically elected government is present one minute and gone the next, and where a Henry Kissinger can do the behind-the-scenes dirty work and be honored for it (not in the movie, but true nevertheless). The acting is first-rate, and a tour-de-force for Lemmon in particular. Ditto, the often overlooked Charles Cioffi who puts the real chill in the confrontation scene. Two complaints: the arch symbolism of the riderless white horse conflicts with Costa-Gravas's documentary approach, and why, oh why, did they have to make Horman's son so cuddly. The audience gets the point without spooning on the sugar. Anyhow, this remains a fine piece of revelatory film-making and retains as much relevancy for today's audience as it did twenty years ago.
    9Ucurian

    This film changed my life

    I was 17 when I first saw the film in 1982 and I can say, that it changed my life. Up to that I believe in my own government an I believe in the US, as a strong friend of all democratic countries. After this film I'd never take the things for real. I questioned everything and this is good. Use your mind, try to get informations from all sides. I think Chile is one reason, that the US doesn't sign the treaty for the international court, because guys like Kissinger had to be scared, that he has to take responsability for Chile and Vietnam. Everything was said of the great performance of the actors in this film. This is the best political thriller ever made.
    9planktonrules

    Well worth seeing regardless of your politics.

    The film begins in Chile at the time of the coup that ended the Allende government. When Pinochet and the rightists came to power, huge numbers of folks simply disappeared or were executed outright. Anyone who could have posed a problem to the new government simply were eliminated--by the thousands. One of these was Charles Horman--an American journalist who was just too outspoken to be ignored by the regime. Although you see him as the film begins, soon he disappears and his wife and probable widow (Sissy Spacek) is beside herself trying to find him. Soon, Horman's conservative father (Jack Lemmon) arrives and has faith that the US embassy personnel with help him in the search. Eventually, however, it becomes obvious that the personnel are NOT there to help and probably are complicit in the disappearance. What are they to do? They're in a hostile land with few, if any, allies.

    This film won an Oscar for Best Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Actor (Jack Lemmon), Best Actress (Sissy Spacek) and Best Picture. I am surprised that "Gandhi" won the Best Picture award that year--especially since the film was, in many ways, quite inaccurate historically (I am a history teacher--trust me on this one). "Missing" was a better film--as were "The Verdict", "Tootsie" and "ET" (in my semi-humble opinion). I wonder if perhaps the film's politics doomed it to lose--though considering Hollywood generally DOES run left, this may not be the case.

    I am a reasonably conservative American, though I feel ashamed when I see films like "Missing" (as well as Costa-Garvas' other famous film, "Z"). While I am glad that the US had been traditionally anti-communist, this single-minded approach to international communism appears VERY misguided in hindsight. In too many cases, in order to combat this, the US government sponsored repressive and evil regimes--when they should have been pushing for self-determination and freedom. No matter how you try to excuse this, situations like the ones in "Missing" are simply inexcusable and the film should be seen by everyone--not just those on the left politically. Why? Because, the story in this case is TRUE--the situation involving the Pinochet regime in Chile was just plain evil--and should NOT be forgotten or ignored. History should be understood and lessons learned from them...or they'll be repeated. Well worth seeing and very well made overall.

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    • Trivia
      During the Pinochet dictatorship, which ran from 1973 to 1990, this picture was banned in Chile.
    • Goofs
      When Ed Horman is at the State Department trying to get information about Charlie, there is the presidential portrait of Richard Nixon on the wall in the background and a more personal photo of him on Marine One on the credenza behind the desk. That photograph, with fingers in the V-peace sign, was taken upon his final departure from the White House in 1974 and could not have been on someone's desk in 1973.
    • Quotes

      Consul Phil Putnam: Please try to understand. There are so many cases. They're all so important, and this isn't the only one we're working on.

      Ed Horman: It's the only one I care about.

      Consul Phil Putnam: You and a lot of other people. Listen, I've never seen so many cables from Washington. What kind of pull do you have up there anyway?

      Ed Horman: I'm an American citizen.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Missing/Ticket to Heaven/Vernon, Florida/The Seduction (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      My Ding a Ling
      (1952)

      Written by Chuck Berry (uncredited)

      Performed by Chuck Berry

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 1982 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Desaparecido
    • Filming locations
      • Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico(as Vina del Mar)
    • Production companies
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Universal Pictures
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
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    • Budget
      • $9,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,000,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,000,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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