State of Siege

State of Siege

122 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 30, 1972

Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.

State of Siege

122 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 30, 1972

State of Siege
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Reggane Films, Unidis, Euro International Film
Original title État de siège
Directors Costa-Gavras
Writers Franco Solinas, Costa-Gavras

Cast

Yves Montand

as Philip Michael Santore

Renato Salvatori

as Captain Lopez

O.E. Hasse

as Carlos Ducas

Jacques Weber

as Hugo

Jean-Luc Bideau

as Este

Maurice Teynac

as Minister of Internal Security

Yvette Etiévant

as Woman Senator

Héctor Noguera

as Tupamaro Leader

Patricia Guzmán

as Tupamaro Militant

Gloria Laso

as Rafaela

Harald Wolff

as Minister of Foreign Affairs

Evangeline Peterson

as Mrs. Santore

Nemesio Antúnez

as President of the Republic