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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.
Theatrical
Mar 12, 1982
Box Office
$14.0M
Budget
$9.6M
Return
1.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 21, 2008
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Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Polygram Pictures, Edward Lewis Productions
Quotes
See all →Demanding Accountability for Injustice
Consul Phil Putnam
Listen, Mr Horman, I wish there was something we could say or do.
Ed Horman
Well, there's something I'm going to do. I'm going to sue you, Phil. And Tower and the Ambassador and everybody who let that boy die. We're going to make it so hot for you you'll wish you were stationed in the Antarctic.
Consul Phil Putnam
Well, I guess that's your privilege.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confronting Neutrality in Political Intervention
U. S. Ambassador
We're not involved, Mr. Horman. Our position has been completely neutral.
Ed Horman
That is a bald face lie, sir. How can you say a thing like that when you have army colonels, you have naval engineers, they're all over Viña del Mar.
U. S. Ambassador
Please sit down. Look, it's very obvious you're harbouring some misconception regarding our role here.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Lemmon
Ed Horman
S
Sissy Spacek
Beth Horman
M
Melanie Mayron
Terry Simon
J
John Shea
Charles Horman
C
Charles Cioffi
Captain Ray Tower
D
David Clennon
Consul Phil Putnam
R
Richard Venture
U.S. Ambassador
J
Jerry Hardin
Colonel Sean Patrick
R
Richard Bradford
Andrew Babcock
J
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Teruggi
K
Keith Szarabajka
David Holloway
J
John Doolittle
David McGeary
J
Janice Rule
Kate Newman
W
Ward Costello
Congressman
H
Hansford Rowe
Senator
T
Tina Romero
Maria
R
Richard Whiting
Statesman
M
Martin LaSalle
Paris
T
Terence Nelson
Colonel Clay
R
Robert Hitt
Peter Chernin
