The Siege (1998/I)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.1/10   

Director:

Edward Zwick

Escritores (WGA):

Lawrence Wright (story)
Lawrence Wright (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 noviembre 1998 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Crimen | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

On November 6th our freedom is history

Plot:

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York that lead to the declaration of martial law.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Martial Law | Abduction | New York City | Bombing

Premios:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

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Reparto

Denzel Washington	...	Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Annette Bening	...	Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
Bruce Willis	...	Major General William Devereaux
Tony Shalhoub	...	Agent Frank Haddad
Sami Bouajila	...	Samir Nazhde
Ahmed Ben Larby	...	Sheik Achmed Bin Talal
Mosleh Mohamed	...	Muezzin
Lianna Pai	...	Tina Osu
Mark Valley	...	FBI Agent Mike Johanssen
Jack Gwaltney	...	Fred Darius
David Proval	...	Danny Sussman
Lance Reddick	...	FBI Agent Floyd Rose
Jeremy Knaster	...	INS Official
William Hill	...	INS Uniform
Aasif Mandvi	...	Khalil Saleh

También conocida como:

Against All Enemies (USA) (working title)
Blowback (USA) (original script title)
Martial Law (USA) (working title)
Untitled Ed Zwick Project (USA) (working title)
Contra el enemigo (Argentina) [es]
Estado de sitio (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Duración:

116 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | Philippines:G | Brazil:14 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-re-rating) | Singapore:PG (original rating) (heavily cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Hungary:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Bedford Falls Productions

Trivialidades:

According to an interview that screenwriter Lawrence Wright gave to CBS in 2007, the film was a box office failure upon its theatrical release, "but it was the most-rented movie in America after 9/11." Wright also claimed that the initial release bombed because "Muslim and Arab protesters picketed the theaters. They were furious at being stereotyped as terrorists."

Errores:

Errores en Geografía: Sheik Ahmed Bin Talal is shown the be abducted in Lebanon, and a desert is shown. Lebanon is the only Arab country without a desert.

Citas:

Agent Frank Haddad: Hub, I think we're all eager to give our weekends up on this, I know I am... but it just occurs to me, has any one committed a crime here? I mean, assault with a deadly color...?

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006) (V)

Banda de Sonido:

First You Cry

Proven possibe TODAY

Today was the day the terrorist attack on the PENTAGON and the WORLD TRADE CENTER and other places which was more sunbstancial and incredible compared to the attacks depicted in this movie which looks amateurish in comparison to the real attacks.A good wake up call to all who snickered and dismissed this film as UNLIKELY and HOLLYWOOD FANTASY.Nothing is impossible and I also would like to say that most media ART IS A REFLECTION of reality.The CIA and other world intelligence branches can only do so much.Most of their work comes AFTER the attack.Preventing an attack is next to impossible if freedom is to be had by the masses.See this film and learn.Great film although a ittle improvement with screenpay would have taken this movie to classic status.Only for people who are interested in spy films and politics.The fans of the lead actors will enjoy this film as well for their performances as adequate,particularly Washington.......