Under Siege (TV 1986)

TV Movie - 180 min - Thriller

7.2

Ratings: 7.2/10 from 144 users
Reviews: 8 user

The screenplay written many years before 911 was controversial for it's time. Many groups claimed it to be discriminating. It's relevancy for today's world events presents an uncanny coincidence.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Peter Strauss	...	John Garry
	Mason Adams	...	Geoffrey Wiggins
	Lew Ayres	...	John Pace
	George Grizzard	...	Warren Richards
	Hal Holbrook	...	President Maxwell Monroe
	E.G. Marshall	...	Harold Sloan
	David Opatoshu	...	Ambassador Sajid Moktasanni
	Thaao Penghlis	...	Abu Ladeen
	Stan Shaw	...	Nick Tutman
	Beatrice Straight	...	Margaret Sloan
	Ann Sweeny	...	Kathy Murphy
	Victoria Tennant	...	Gloria Garry
	Fritz Weaver	...	Bernard Hughes
	Paul Winfield	...	Andrew Simon
	Barry Corbin

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Storyline

Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via airplanes exploded in mid-air, crowded restaurants, and an attack on a mall. Administration cabinet heads push the President (Hal Holbrook) to retaliate. The director of the FBI (Peter Strauss) believes that there may be more to the story than the investigation has revealed and the Secretary of Defense (Paul Winfield) is the only other person urging caution. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

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