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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : b&w, ill. ; 19 cm.)
Language
English
UPC
715515031820

Notes

General Note
Based on the book The execution of Charles Horman / by Thomas Hauser.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ricardo Aronovich ; film editor, Françoise Bonnot ; music composed and arranged by Vangelis ; production designer, Peter Jamison ; special visual effects by Albert Whitlock.
Participants/Performers
Jack Lemmon (Ed Horman), Sissy Spacek (Beth Horman), John Shea (Charles Horman), Melanie Mayron (Terry Simon), David Clennon (Consul Phil Putman), Janice Rule (Kate Newman), Charles Cioffi (Captain Ray Tower), Richard Venture (U.S. Ambassador)
Description
As the title screens proclaim, "This film is based on a true story. The incidents and facts are documented. Some of the names have been changed to protect the innocent and also to protect the film." In a Latin American country in the throes of a military coup, Charles Horman, an American journalist and filmmaker living there with his wife Joyce, disappears--never to be seen again. His father Ed always found his son flaky and naïve, and didn't approve of his lifestyle, but he joins Joyce in a wild-goose chase through bureaucratic dead ends. They eventually come to suspect that the American consulate is lying to them about Charles' disappearance and about their country's investment in the coup's success. Ed makes the transition from unquestioning patriot to newly awakened skeptic of U.S. covert activities, a decent citizen who embodies the conscience of a nation.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer.
Biographical or Historical Data
A film based loosely on actual events. A declassified document released in 1999 by the U.S. Government appears to contradict the State Department's official statement on the film, supporting the essential themes of the film. From http://www.gwu.edu/ñsarchiv/news/19991008.
Language
In English and Spanish with optional subtitles in English; subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards
Winner, Palm D'Or: Costa-Gavras, Best Actor: Jack Lemmon--1982 Cannes Film Festival; Best Film Editing: Françoise Bonnot, Best Screenplay: Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart--1983 BAFTA Film Awards; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart--1983 Academy Awards.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, E. (., Costa-Gavras., Stewart, D., Lewis, M., Lemmon, J., Spacek, S., Shea, J., Mayron, M., Clennon, D., Rule, J., Cioffi, C., Venture, R., Horman, J., Daniel, S., Horman, E., Kornbluh, P., Hauser, T., Wood, M., Simon, T., & Crowdus, G. (2008). Missing . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edward (Producer). Lewis et al.. 2008. Missing. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edward (Producer). Lewis et al.. Missing Criterion Collection, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Edward (Producer)., et al. Missing Criterion Collection, 2008.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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