Adam (1983)
Il film è basato sulla tragica e vera storia di Adam Walsh, un bambino di sei anni scomparso nel 1981 in Florida. Vengono presentati i coniugi John e Revé Walsh, una coppia normale la cui vita viene distrutta dal rapimento del loro figlio in un centro commerciale. La narrazione segue la disperata e straziante ricerca del bambino da parte dei genitori e delle forze dell’ordine, delineando l’angoscia, l’incertezza e la successiva, sconvolgente scoperta del destino di Adam, che scosse profondamente l’opinione pubblica americana. - La pellicola non solo portò il caso Walsh all’attenzione nazionale, ma contribuì in modo decisivo alla nascita di leggi federali per la protezione dei bambini e all’istituzione del National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, segnando un momento cruciale nella storia della sensibilizzazione pubblica sul problema dei bambini scomparsi. Un’opera storicamente significativa, commovente, che evidenzia la necessità di cambiare i protocolli d’azione.
Direttore: Michael Tuchner
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Daniel J. Travanti as John Walsh |
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JoBeth Williams as Reve Walsh |
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Martha Scott as Gram Walsh |
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Richard Masur as Jay Howell |
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Paul Regina as Joe Walsh |
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Mason Adams as Ray Mellette |
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Tony Frank as Lt. Richard Hynds |
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John M. Jackson as Det. Jim Gibbons |
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Alex Harvey as Det. Jack Hoffman |
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John Boston as Adam Walsh |
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John Perry Edson as Congressman Clay Shaw |
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Rick Stokes as Congressman James Sensenbrenner, Jr. |
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Robert Ginnaven as Det. Vincent Corrao |
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Robin Bradley as Julie Patz |
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Gary Moody as Jeff |
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Marina Astudillo as Detectives' Secretary |
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Robert Shaw as Father Mike Conboy |
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Terri Gardner as Karen |
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Sharon Menzel as Kristin Cole Brown |
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John Henry Faulk as Sen. Strom Thurmond |
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Judie Stephen as Customer Service Woman |
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Fred Greenlee as TV Reporter |
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J. Michael Jaynes as Congressman Don Edwards |
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Debra Oelberg as Lamaze Teacher |
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Lynn Humphrey as Saleswoman #2 |
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Maggie Egan as Deena Gross |
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Kelly Glasse as Aide to Sen. Thurmond |
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Jo Perkins as Sen. Paula Hawkins |
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Christopher Wycliff as Security Guard |
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Toni Potts as Cathy |
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Kent Banbury as Doctor |
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Jimmy Dunne as Policeman |
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Nicholas John Wolfford Berkshire as Adam Walsh (3 Years Old) |
| Directing | Michael Tuchner | Director |
| Writing | Allan Leicht | Writer |
| Sound | Don J. Bassman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dick Weaver | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Mike Fash | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Garrie Bolger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Judy Summers | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Jermain | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Joan Barnett | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mike Post | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Linda Otto | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaina Cizek | Hairstylist |
| Production | Carol L. Fleisher | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Corky Ehlers | Editor |
| Production | Randy Stone | Casting |
| Production | Alan Landsburg | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Joe Melody | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Goran Milutinović | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jerram A. Swartz | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Don Goldman | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Butler | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Anne Curtis | Location Manager |
| Production | John Lytle | Location Manager |
| Editing | Peter G. Zifchak | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Ric Kidney | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaina P. Schulman | Key Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Robert E. Poimbeauf | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mark Wells | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | John Caper Jr. | Music Coordinator |
| Editing | Mary Nelson | Negative Cutter |
| Art | Trish Gallaher Glenn | Property Master |
| Art | Bob Kargetta | Construction Coordinator |
| Directing | Candis Mason | Script Supervisor |
