Without a Trace

"One morning, Alex Selky got dressed, waved goodbye to his mother, set off for school and disappeared."

Feb 4 1983 PG 2h 0m
Drama, Mystery

English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.

Plot

This movie, centering on a child's abduction, casts Kate Nelligan as the distraught mother who lashes out at the police (in the person of a relentless detective played by Judd Hirsch), who treat her and her husband as suspects, even as she hounds them to find her child and drives away her husband (David Dukes) and friends (including Stockard Channing) with her intensity and single-mindedness.

Written by

Beth Gutcheon

Directed by

Stanley R. Jaffe

Cast

Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Without A Trace 1983 TV Spot
Scores
# of Votes
2,425
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
60
Popularity
NA