Plot
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
Cast
as Ed Horman
as Beth Horman
as Terry Simon
as Charles Horman
as Captain Ray Tower
as Consul Phil Putnam
as U.S. Ambassador
as Colonel Sean Patrick
as Andrew Babcock
as Frank Teruggi
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Reviews
This is quite an intense political thriller from Oscar winning Costa-Gavras that sees "Ed Horman" (Jack Lemmon) and his daughter-in-law "Beth" (Sissy Spacek) travel to Chile to try to find his writer son who has become caught up in the coup that has deposed President Allende. It is soon clear that the inherently patriotic Horman couple are not getting the support they would have expected from the…