To find her son, she did what no one else dared.
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
CrimeDramaMysterybiographybased on true storyclergymanchild in perilpolice corruptionlos angeles, californiasingle motherstreet urchinmissing childmental asylummental hospitalshock treatment
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and resolved.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Angelina JolieChristine Collins
- John MalkovichRev. Gustav Briegleb
- Jeffrey DonovanCaptain J.J. Jones
- Michael KellyDetective Lester Ybarra
- Colm FeoreChief James E. Davis
- Jason Butler HarnerGordon Northcott
- Amy RyanCarol Dexter
- Geoff PiersonS.S. Hahn
- Denis O'HareDr. Jonathan Steele
- Frank WoodBen Harris
Crew
- Clint EastwoodDirector
- J. Michael StraczynskiWriter
- Tom SternDirector of Photography
- Clint EastwoodOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoxEditor
- Gary D. RoachEditor
- Ron HowardProducer
- Robert LorenzProducer
- Brian GrazerProducer
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