État de Siège (State of Siege) (1973)
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88% of users liked it
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Like most of Costa-Gavras' political thrillers, the French State of Siege is based on a true story. The incident dramatized herein is the kidnapping of a U.S. official somewhere in Latin America. The director's sympathies clearly lie with the kidnappers, especially since the official (played… More Like most of Costa-Gavras' political thrillers, the French State of Siege is based on a true story. The incident dramatized herein is the kidnapping of a U.S. official somewhere in Latin America. The director's sympathies clearly lie with the kidnappers, especially since the official (played by Yves Montand), ostensibly an expert in traffic control, has been assigned as special advisor to the government's secret police, training these worthies in the art of the torturing of political prisoners. Uruguay was the country where this story actually took place; though no names are given, there's little doubting the identity of Costa-Gavras' fictional locale. Despite its up-to-date radicalism, State of Siege adheres to time-honored Hollywood formula, with ugly, vulgar bad guys vs. handsome, articulate good guys. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Costa-Gavras
- Written By
- Franco Solinas, Costa-Gavras
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 30, 1972 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Purposefully frustrating Yankee-Go-Home pamphlet
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Cast
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Yves Montand
as Philip Michael Santore
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Renato Salvatori
as Captain Lopez
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O.E. Hasse
as Carlos Ducas
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Jacques Weber
as Hugo
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Jean-Luc Bideau
as Este
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Evangeline Peterson
as Mrs. Santore
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Maurice Teynac
as Minister
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Yvette Etiévant
as Woman Senator
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Nemesio Antunes
as President of the Republic
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Harald Wolff
as Minister of Foreign Affairs
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André Falcon
as Deputy Fabbri
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Mario Montilles
as Fontana
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Jerry Brouer
as Lee
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Jean-Francois Gobbi
as Journalist
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Eugenio Guzmán
as Interior Ministry Spokesman
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Maurice Jacquemont
as Head of Law School
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Roberto Navarette
as Romero
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Gloria Lass
as Student
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Alejandro Cohen
as Manuel
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Martha Contreras
as Alicia
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Jacques Perrin
as Telephonist
