#449: COSTA-GAVRAS: Missing (1982)
COSTA-GAVRAS (United States)
Missing [1982]
Spine #449
DVD
DVD
Missing is political filmmaker extraordinaire Costa-Gavras's compelling, controversial dramatization of the search for American filmmaker and journalist Charles Horman, who mysteriously disappeared during the 1973 coup in Chile. Jack Lemmon and SIssy Spacek give magnetic, emotionally commanding performances as Charles's father and wife, who are led by U.S. embassy and consulate officials through a series of bureaucratic dead ends before eventually uncovering the terrifying facts about Charles's fate and disillusioning truths about their government. Written and directed with clarity and conscience, the Academy Award-winning Missing is a testament to Costa-Gavras's daring.
122 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in English and Spanish
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2008
Director/Writers
Based on the book The Execution of Charles Horman (later published as Missing) by Thomas Hauser.
Screenplay by Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart, and John Nichols.
Costa-Gavras was 49 when he directed Missing.
Other Costa-Gavras films in the Collection:
#491: Z (1969)
#759: The Confession (1970)
#760: State Of Siege (1972)
The Film
Other Costa-Gavras films in the Collection:
#491: Z (1969)
#759: The Confession (1970)
#760: State Of Siege (1972)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Forty-page booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wood, an open letter from Horman family friend Terry Simon, an interview with Costa-Gavras, and the U.S. State Department’s official response to Missing.
Commentary
None.
Video interviews 1
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Forty-page booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wood, an open letter from Horman family friend Terry Simon, an interview with Costa-Gavras, and the U.S. State Department’s official response to Missing.
Commentary
None.
Video interviews 1
With Costa-Gavras, Joyce Horman (wife of Charles), producers Edward and Mildred Lewis and Sean Daniel, and Hauser, author of The Execution of Charles Horman, the film’s source.
Video interviews 2
Video interviews 2
From the 1982 Cannes Film Festival with Costa-Gavras, Lemmon, Ed Horman (father of Charles), and Joyce Horman.
Video interview
Video interview
With Peter Kornbluh, author of The Pinochet File, examining declassified documents concerning the 1973 military coup in Chile and the case of Charles Horman.
Highlights
Highlights
From the 2002 Charles Horman Truth Project event honoring Missing, with actors Spacek, Shea, and Mayron, among others.
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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