State of siege

The Resource State of siege
Label
State of siege
Statement of responsibility
original scenario by Costa-Gavras and Franco Solinas ; written by Franco Solinas ; directed by Costa-Gavras
Title variation
État de siège
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • fre
Summary
Costa-Gavras puts the United States' involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerilla group, outraged at the counterinsurgency and torture training clandestinely organized by the CIA in their country (unnamed in the film), abducts a U.S. official to bargain for the release of political prisoners; soon the kidnapping becomes a media sensation, leading to violence
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music Mikis Theodorakis ; cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; editor, Franc̦oise Bonnot
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
In French, with optional subtitles in English
PerformerNote
Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber
Runtime
121
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
760
Technique
live action
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