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Feb 12, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: February 12, 1982 - Missing Premiered in Theaters.

On this day, February 11, 1982, Missing premiered in theaters. Directed by Costa-Gavras, the political thriller starred Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek in a gripping story based on real events.

The film follows a father, played by Jack Lemmon, searching for his missing journalist son in the aftermath of a U.S.-backed coup in Chile. As he and his daughter-in-law, played by Sissy Spacek, navigate government secrecy and corruption, they uncover disturbing truths about political oppression and...

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