State of Siege

For a more general use of the term, see State of emergency.
  • State of Siege
  • État de siège
Directed byCosta-Gavras
Written by
Produced byJacques Perrin
Starring
CinematographyPierre-William Glenn
Edited byFrançoise Bonnot
Music byMikis Theodorakis
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 30 December 1972 (1972-12-30) (Germany)[1]
  • 8 February 1973 (1973-02-08) (France)[2]
  • April 1973 (1973-04) (US)[2]
Running time
121 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
  • West Germany
Languages
  • French
  • English

State of Siege (French: État de siège) is a 1972 French–Italian–West German political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Renato Salvatori. The story is based on an actual incident in 1970, when U.S. official Dan Mitrione was kidnapped and later killed by an urban guerilla group in Uruguay.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Der unsichtbare Aufstand". Lexikon des Internationalen Films (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "State of Siege". American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (14 April 1973). "State of Siege". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ Danner, Mark (27 May 2015). "State of Siege: Their Torture, and Ours". Criterion Collection. Retrieved 5 March 2023.