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The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes, and Zwick. The cast includes Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, and Tony Shalhoub. Roger Deakins served as director of photography, with Steven Rosenblum editing the film. Graeme Revell composed the score, and Ann Roth designed the costumes. The narrative is set in New York City, where filming also took place.
The movie explores themes of terrorism and features keywords such as Muslim, undercover agent, FBI, and Islam. It was produced by Lynda Obst Productions, 20th Century Fox, and Bedford Falls Productions. The film has a runtime of 116 minutes and was released on November 6, 1998. It had a budget of $70,000,000 and generated $116,700,000 in revenue. Distribution includes Netflix and Disney+ via video on demand. Review scores include 5.7/10, 44%, 53/100, and a TMDb average of 6.302.
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6.3The 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.
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
Themes
- new york city
- muslim
- undercover agent
- fbi
- islam
- martial law
- car bomb
- terrorism
- political thriller
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Edward Zwick
- Screenplay by
- Lawrence Wright Menno Meyjes Edward Zwick
- Story by
- Lawrence Wright
- Produced by
- Lynda Obst Edward Zwick
- Starring
- Denzel Washington Annette Bening Bruce Willis Tony Shalhoub Sami Bouajila David Proval
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Edited by
- Steven Rosenblum
- Music by
- Graeme Revell
- Production company
- Twin River Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- November 6, 1998 ( 1998-11-06 )
- Running time
- 116 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $116.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Screenwriter
- Edward Zwick
- Cast member
- Chip Zien
- Composer
- Graeme Revell
- Producer
- Lynda Obst
- Cinematographer
- Roger Deakins
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 829567
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thesiege.com
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- publication date
- 1999-01-21
- film editor
- Steven Rosenblum
- title
- The Siege
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 53/100
- different from
- Osada
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Encyclopedic overview
The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed and produced by Edward Zwick, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lawrence Wright and Menno Meyjes, from a story by Wright. Starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, and Bruce Willis, the film concerns terrorist cells making several attacks in New York City and the police attempts to stop them. Released by 20th Century Fox on November 6, 1998, it received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment.
Plot
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