Ed Horman thought that being an American would guarantee his safety. His family believed that being Americans would guarantee them the truth. They were all wrong.
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.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Jack LemmonEd Horman
- Sissy SpacekBeth Horman
- Melanie MayronTerry Simon
- John SheaCharles Horman
- Charles CioffiCaptain Ray Tower
- David ClennonConsul Phil Putnam
- Richard VentureU.S. Ambassador
- Jerry HardinColonel Sean Patrick
- Richard BradfordAndrew Babcock
- Joe RegalbutoFrank Teruggi
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- Costa-GavrasDirector
- Costa-GavrasScreenplay
- Donald E. StewartScreenplay
- Ricardo AronovichDirector of Photography
- VangelisOriginal Music Composer
- Françoise BonnotEditor
- Edward LewisProducer
- Mildred LewisProducer
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