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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instanceOf film
political thriller film
basedOn real events in Uruguay involving the Tupamaros urban guerrilla movement
castMember Jacques Weber NERFINISHED
Jean-Luc Bideau NERFINISHED
O.E. Hasse NERFINISHED
Renato Salvatori NERFINISHED
Yves Montand NERFINISHED
cinematographer Pierre-William Glenn NERFINISHED
composer Mikis Theodorakis NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
Italy
West Germany NERFINISHED
director Costa-Gavras NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor Françoise Bonnot NERFINISHED
filmMovement political cinema
genre political drama
political thriller
hasCinematographyBy Pierre-William Glenn NERFINISHED
hasDirector Costa-Gavras NERFINISHED
hasEditingBy Françoise Bonnot NERFINISHED
hasMusicBy Mikis Theodorakis NERFINISHED
leadActor Yves Montand NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
plotFocus kidnapping of a U.S. official in Uruguay
productionCompany Les Films 13 NERFINISHED
Reggane Films NERFINISHED
releaseEvent 1972 Venice Film Festival screening
releaseYear 1972
runtimeMinutes 120
screenwriter Costa-Gavras NERFINISHED
Franco Solinas NERFINISHED
settingLocation Uruguay NERFINISHED
settingPeriod late 1960s
theme Latin American politics
U.S. foreign policy
counterinsurgency
human rights abuses
state repression
title State of Siege NERFINISHED

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Costa-Gavras directed State of Siege
Costa-Gavras knownFor State of Siege