Film

State of Siege

1972 · 2h 2m · Thriller · Drama

Any resemblance to actual events or to anyone living or dead is not accidental.

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.

Yves Montand

Philip Michael Santore

Renato Salvatori

Captain Lopez

O.E. Hasse

Carlos Ducas

Jacques Weber

Hugo

Jean-Luc Bideau

Este

Maurice Teynac

Minister of Internal Security

Yvette Etiévant

Woman Senator

Gloria Laso

Rafaela

Harald Wolff

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Evangeline Peterson

Mrs. Santore

Nemesio Antúnez

President of the Republic

Mario Montilles

Assistant Commissioner Fontant

André Falcon

Deputy Fabbri

Jerry Brouer

Anthony Lee

Roberto Navarrete

Commissioner Romero

Douglas Harris

A.I.D. Director

• Costa-GavrasDirector
• Franco SolinasWriter
• Jacques Henri BarratierExecutive Producer
• Léon SanzExecutive Producer
• Pierre-William GlennDirector of Photography
• Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
• Françoise BonnotEditor

Three Reasons: STATE OF SIEGE

Release date

December 30, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 2m

Rated

16

Revenue

$8,000,000

Genres

Thriller, Drama

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