The Missing Person

Jan 16, 2009

1h 35m

★ 5.6

John Rosow is a private investigator. And an alcoholic. He just got the case of his life.

Overview

John Rosow drinks to forget. He is a former New York City cop turned Chicago-based private investigator. At the last minute, he is hired by someone he's never met to follow a middle-aged male subject on the soon-departing California Zephyr train to Los Angeles.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

The 7th Floor

Apropos Films

Strand Releasing

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Cast

John Rosow

Michael Shannon

Miss Charley

Amy Ryan

Harold Fullmer

Frank Wood

Megan Fullmer

Linda Emond

Hero Furillo

John Ventimiglia

Lana Cobb

Margaret Colin

Gus Papitos

Paul Sparks

Don Edgar

Yul Vazquez

Drexler Hewitt

Paul Adelstein

Agent Chambers

Liza Weil

Agent Craig

Daniel Franzese

Mabel Page

Merritt Wever

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