Bibliograph

Missing, a Universal Pictures ; Polygram Pictures presentation ; an Edward Lewis production ; a Costa-Gavras Film ; screenplay by Costa-Gavras & Donald Stewart ; produced by Edward and Mildred Lewis ; directed by Costa-Gavras

Type

Label

Missing, a Universal Pictures ; Polygram Pictures presentation ; an Edward Lewis production ; a Costa-Gavras Film ; screenplay by Costa-Gavras & Donald Stewart ; produced by Edward and Mildred Lewis ; directed by Costa-Gavras

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Missing

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

244581035

Responsibility statement

a Universal Pictures ; Polygram Pictures presentation ; an Edward Lewis production ; a Costa-Gavras Film ; screenplay by Costa-Gavras & Donald Stewart ; produced by Edward and Mildred Lewis ; directed by Costa-Gavras

Review

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/

Runtime

122

Series statement

Criterion collection, 449

Summary

A film based on the disappearance of journalist Charles Horman. A father searches for his missing son during the oppressive and violent political chaos of the 1973 Chilean coup. Seeking help from local bureau of the U.S. State Department, family frustration grows as the situation becomes more complex

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

M ssing

Classification