Drama ·Action ·Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1998 · 1h 56m

The Siege

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Director
Edward Zwick
Cast
Denzel Washington as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard Annette Bening as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger Bruce Willis as Major-General William Devereaux Tony Shalhoub as Agent Frank Haddad Sami Bouajila as Samir Nazhde Aasif Mandvi as Khalil Saleh
Crew
Roger Deakins — Director of Photography Steven Rosenblum — Editor Graeme Revell — Original Music Composer Lawrence Wright — Screenplay Menno Meyjes — Screenplay Edward Zwick — Screenplay
Tagline

An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.

Synopsis

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

Trailer The Siege — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york citymuslimundercover agentfbiislammartial lawcar bombterrorismpolitical thriller
Key Collaborators
Edward Zwick Director Roger Deakins Director of Photography Steven Rosenblum Editor Graeme Revell Original Music Composer Lawrence Wright Screenplay Menno Meyjes Screenplay Edward Zwick Screenplay Edward Zwick Producer Lynda Obst Producer Lilly Kilvert Production Design Ann Roth Costume Design
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