State of Siege

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State of Siege is a 1972 political thriller film by Costa-Gavras that dramatizes the kidnapping of a U.S. official in Uruguay to critique American involvement in Latin American politics.

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State of Siege canonical 7
État de siège 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
political thriller film
basedOn real events in Uruguay involving the Tupamaros urban guerrilla movement
castMember Jacques Weber
Jean-Luc Bideau
O.E. Hasse
linked to: O. E. Hasse

Renato Salvatori
Yves Montand
cinematographer Pierre-William Glenn
composer Mikis Theodorakis
countryOfOrigin France
Italy
West Germany
director Costa-Gavras
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor Françoise Bonnot
filmMovement political cinema
genre political drama
political thriller
hasCinematographyBy Pierre-William Glenn
hasDirector Costa-Gavras
hasEditingBy Françoise Bonnot
hasMusicBy Mikis Theodorakis
leadActor Yves Montand
narrativePurpose critique of American involvement in Latin American politics
notableFor controversial reception in the United States
critical portrayal of U.S. involvement in Latin America
originalLanguage French
originalTitle État de siège
linked to: State of Siege
plotFocus kidnapping of a U.S. official in Uruguay
productionCompany Les Films 13
Reggane Films
releaseEvent 1972 Venice Film Festival screening
releaseYear 1972
runtimeMinutes 120
screenwriter Costa-Gavras
Franco Solinas
settingLocation Uruguay
settingPeriod late 1960s
theme Latin American politics
U.S. foreign policy
counterinsurgency
human rights abuses
state repression
title State of Siege

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Costa-Gavras knownFor State of Siege
Costa-Gavras directed State of Siege
Eric Ambler notableWork State of Siege
State of Siege title State of Siege
State of Siege originalTitle État de siège
linked to: State of Siege
Konstantinos Gavras notableWork State of Siege
Robert Hakim notableWork State of Siege
Françoise Bonnot notableWork State of Siege