Hide in Plain Sight (1980)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1980-03-21
Director: James Caan
Writers: Leslie Waller , Spencer Eastman
Language: English
Stars: James Caan , Jill Eikenberry , Robert Viharo , Joe Grifasi , Barbra Rae , Kenneth McMillan , Josef Sommer , Danny Aiello , Thomas Hill , Chuck Hicks
Runtime: 92 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Die Machtprobe , Hide in Plain Sight (Canada) , Disparition commandée (Canada) , Spuren ins Nichts , Μυστηριώδης εξαφάνιση (Greece) , Hide in Plain Sight (United States of America) , Szem elől tévesztve (Hungary) , Скрой у всех на виду , Den starkes rätt (Sweden) , Fuga à Luz do Dia (Brazil) , L'impossible témoin (France, French Republic) , Li troverò ad ogni costo (Italy) , Separação (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Hide in Plain Sight , Por justicia propia (Spain) , Çocuklarımı istiyorum (Turkey) , Hide in Plain Sight (United Kingdom) , W głębokim ukryciu (Poland) , Por justicia propia (Colombia) , Mystiriodis exafanisi (Greece) , To barn savnet (Norway) , Vahvemman oikeudella (Finland)
Plot: This was based on a true story. About a man (Caan) who discovers that his ex-wife has disappeared along with their children. It seems that her new boyfriend works for some criminals. After being arrested, the government offers to let him enter the newly developed Witness Protection Program in exchange for testifying against his employers. His bosses instruct him to marry his girlfriend so that she can't testify against him, they promise that they will take care of her. When he learns that his cohorts have done nothing to aid his family while in jail, he accepts the government's offer. So, he and his wife and her children enter the program. Now her ex-husband goes to a lawyer because he wants to sue the government for keeping him away from his children.
IMDB:tt0080868