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
Jack Lemmon
Ed Horman
Sissy Spacek
Beth Horman
Melanie Mayron
Terry Simon
John Shea
Charles Horman
Charles Cioffi
Captain Ray Tower
David Clennon
Consul Phil Putnam
Richard Venture
U.S. Ambassador
Jerry Hardin
Colonel Sean Patrick
Richard Bradford
Andrew Babcock
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Teruggi
Keith Szarabajka
David Holloway
John Doolittle
David McGeary
Janice Rule
Kate Newman
Ward Costello
Congressman
Hansford Rowe
Senator
Tina Romero
Maria
Richard Whiting
Statesman
Martin LaSalle
Paris
Terence Nelson
Colonel Clay
Robert Hitt
Peter Chernin
Félix González
Rojas
María Eugenia Ríos
Mrs. Duran
Jorge Russek
Espinoza
Edna Necoechea
Pia
Alan Penwrith
Samuel Cross
Alex Camacho
Silvio
Manuel Ávila Camacho
Doctor (Mental Hospital)
Kimberley Farr
Young Woman (Ford Foundation)
Elizabeth Cross
Ann
Piero Cross
Hotel Manager
Gary Richardson
Operator U.S. Embassy
Josefina Echánove
Woman Doctor (Basement Ward)
Robert Johnstreet
Bob
Linda Spheeris
Woman (State Department)
Jorge Mancilla
Captain (airport)
Gerardo Vigil
Soldier (laundry)
Mario Valdez
Officer (laundry)
Jaime Garza
Young Man (Stadium)
Joe I. Tompkins
Marine Officer
John Fenton
Carlos
Jacqueline Evans
Woman (Ford Foundation)
Jorge Santoyo
Young Man (Mental Hospital)
Juan Vázquez
Little Man (Mental Hospital)
Antonio Medellín
Rojas' Assistant
Albert Cates
2nd Marine Officer
Miguel Cane
Little Boy at Beth's Class (uncredited)
Emilio Guerrero
Extra (uncredited)
Harry Kopoian
Director of Morgue (uncredited)
Susana Vincent Nava
Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
Costa-Gavras
Director, Screenplay
Donald E. Stewart
Screenplay
Thomas Hauser
Book
Françoise Bonnot
Editor, ADR Mixer
Marie Castro
Assistant Editor
Suzanne Koch
Assistant Editor
Michèle Amsellem
Assistant Editor
Sergio Ortega
Assistant Editor
Ricardo Aronovich
Director of Photography
Elie Cohn
First Assistant Director
Anna Roth
Second Assistant Director
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Edward Lewis
Producer
Mildred Lewis
Producer
Terence Nelson
Associate Producer
Keefe Millard
Production Assistant
Peter Jamison
Production Design
Philippe Brun
Camera Operator
Pablo Ríos
Assistant Camera
Daniel Leterrier
Assistant Camera
Wallis Nicita
Casting
Luis Sánchez
Extras Casting
Adolfo Ramírez
Wardrobe Master
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Esperanza Gómez
Hairdresser
Bette Iverson
Hairdresser
Mark Reedall
Makeup Artist
Jesús Marín
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Michèle Boëhm
Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Brisseau
Sound Mixer
José García
Sound Mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong
Sound Effects
Stephane Van den Bergh
Boom Operator
Claude Villand
ADR Mixer
Jesus G. Duran
Special Effects
Laurencio Cordero
Special Effects
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Vangelis
Original Music Composer
Dan Wyman
Additional Music
Charles Enzen
Transportation Captain
Jacques Lévy
Dialogue Editor
Vince Melandri
Dialogue Editor
Linda Spheeris
Set Decoration
Benito Cano
Props
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Sylvette Baudrot
Script Supervisor
Carlos García F.
Location Manager
Hank Guzman
Location Assistant
Ricardo Frera
Location Assistant
Aurelio Ortiz
Location Production Assistant
Michael Milgrom
Property Master
Antonio Mata
Property Master
John Nichols
Additional Writing
John Alvin
Art Designer
Graciano Perez
Key Grip
Gabriel Castro
Gaffer
Vic Heutschy
Publicist
Lucero Isaac
Art Direction
Agustín Ituarte
Art Direction
Emily Gamboa
Production Secretary
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