The Siege

The Siege

116 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Nov. 6, 1998

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

The Siege

116 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Nov. 6, 1998

The Siege
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers 20th Century Fox, Bedford Falls Productions, Lynda Obst Productions
Original title The Siege
Directors T. Sean Ferguson, Greg Hale, Paul Bernard, Craig Haagensen, Edward Zwick
Writers Lawrence Wright, Edward Zwick, Menno Meyjes

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

Annette Bening

as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger

Bruce Willis

as Major-General William Devereaux

Tony Shalhoub

as Agent Frank Haddad

Sami Bouajila

as Samir Nazhde

Aasif Mandvi

as Khalil Saleh

Mark Valley

as FBI Agent Mike Johanssen

Jack Gwaltney

as Fred Darius

David Proval

as Danny Sussman

Lance Reddick

as FBI Agent Floyd Rose

Wood Harris

as Officer Henderson

David Costabile

as Fingerprint Expert

Said Faraj

as Sleeper terrorist

Christian Chase

as Prisoner

Chip Zien

as Chief of Staff

Ahmed Ben Larby

as Sheik Achmed Bin Talal

Lianna Pai

as Tina Osu

Jacqueline Antaramian

as Najiba Haddad

Donna Hanover

as District Attorney

Dakin Matthews

as Senator Wright / Congressman Marshall

John Rothman

as Congressman Marshall

John Henry Cox

as Speaker of the House

E. Katherine Kerr

as Attorney General

Jimmie Ray Weeks

as Army General

Will Lyman

as FBI Director

Victor Slezak

as Colonel Hardwick

Chris Messina

as Corporal

Susie Essman

as Protest Speaker

Arianna Huffington

as Capitol Week Pundit

Bill Clinton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Diana Naftal

as Injured Woman

Ben Shenkman

as Kaplan, INS

Ray Godshall Sr.

as CIA Director

Gilbert Rosales

as Mechanic

Amro Salama

as Tariq Husseini

Jim Shankman

as ACLU Lawyer

Matt Servitto

as Journalist #1

Jourdan Fremin

as Journalist #2

Anjua Warfield-Maximo

as March Organizer

Jeff Beatty

as Undercover FBI Agent

Rory J. Aylward

as Lieutenant

Robert Scheer

as Capitol Week Pundit

Matt Miller

as Capitol Week Pundit

Ali Afshar

as Ali

John Beard

as Newscaster

Stan Brooks

as Newscaster

Alex Chadwick

as Newscaster

Epi Colon

as Newscaster

Judy de Angelis

as Newscaster

Luis Jimenez

as Newscaster

Sean Hannity

as Newscaster

Ron Kuby

as Newscaster

Daniel Schorr

as Newscaster

Curtis Sliwa

as Newscaster

Susan Stamberg

as Newscaster

Mary Alice Williams

as Newscaster

Mike Akrawi

as Terrorist (uncredited)

Michael Arthur

as Army Major (uncredited)

Lisa Masters

as Reporter #2 (uncredited)

Robin Anne Phipps

as Crying Girl on Monitor (uncredited)

Valeria Von Leczycki Goncharova Barrett

as Screaming Woman in Silver Gown (uncredited)