The Siege details
Movie Details:
- Director: Edward Zwick
- Year: 1998
- Run Time: 120 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Set in: New York City, NY, New York, NY
- MPAA Rating: R (for violence, language and brief nudity)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Action
- Filmed In: Color
- Release: 1998 11 06 (USA)
- Key Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Mark Valley, David Proval, Sami Bouajila, Full Credits
Edward Zwick directed this action thriller about Islamic militants unleashing terrorism in New York City. As FBI Terrorism Task Force-chief Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) investigates, a false-alarm bomb threat is followed by a legit bomb, with many killed when a Brooklyn bus explodes. Agents track a suspect through Brooklyn, while Hub teams with Middle East expert and NSA operative Elise Kraft (Annette Bening). After the FBI wipes out three Arabs in a Brooklyn apartment, an explosion in a Broadway theater is followed by attacks on a school and FBI headquarters. When the President declares martial law, neo-fascist Army General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis) swings into action, deploying tanks through Brooklyn, capturing Arab-American males, and herding them into an open-air stadium detention camp. Hub's Arab-American FBI associate Frank Haddad (Tony Shalhoub) is disgusted and quits when his son becomes one of the Arab detainees. With the Army out of control, the power-crazed Devereaux devises plans for torture and murder, turning his attention to Hub and Elise. President Bill Clinton is seen denouncing terrorists in TV clips. by Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Keywords:
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- terrorism
- martial-law
Themes:
- Fighting the System
- Social Injustice
- Terrorism
