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State of Siege

Original title: État de siège
  • 1972
  • G
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
5.8K
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State of Siege (1972)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Writers
    • Franco Solinas
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Stars
    • Yves Montand
    • Renato Salvatori
    • O.E. Hasse
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writers
      • Franco Solinas
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Stars
      • Yves Montand
      • Renato Salvatori
      • O.E. Hasse
    • 32User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Yves Montand
    Yves Montand
    • Philip Michael Santore
    Renato Salvatori
    Renato Salvatori
    • Captain Lopez
    O.E. Hasse
    O.E. Hasse
    • Carlos Ducas
    Jacques Weber
    Jacques Weber
    • Hugo
    Jean-Luc Bideau
    Jean-Luc Bideau
    • Este
    Maurice Teynac
    • Minister of Internal Security
    Yvette Etiévant
    Yvette Etiévant
    • Woman Senator
    Evangeline Peterson
    • Mrs. Santore
    Harald Wolff
    Harald Wolff
    • Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Nemesio Antúnez
    • President of the Republic
    Mario Montilles
    • Assistant Commissioner Fontant
    André Falcon
    • Deputy Fabbri
    Jerry Brouer
    • Anthony Lee
    Roberto Navarrete
    • Commissioner Romero
    Douglas Harris
    Douglas Harris
    • A.I.D. Director
    Gilbert Brandini
    • Journalist
    Eugenio Guzmán
    • Spokesman of Uruguayan Government
    Jean-François Gobbi
    • Journalist
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writers
      • Franco Solinas
      • Costa-Gavras
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    • Trivia
      This was going to be the first movie shown in the new John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. It was cancelled because the plot of the movie was judged to be inappropriate. This caused a big controversy. A Washington D.C. television station took advantage of the controversy by acquiring the broadcast rights to the film and showing it uncut after running a big advertising campaign calling it the "film banned from the Kennedy Center."
    • Goofs
      The International Police Academy meeting, in the flashback, takes place in 1967. But mention is made that "Technological advances have put man on the moon," which would not occur until 1969.
    • Quotes

      Woman Senator: The frequent use of torture's intruments has been proved by the investigating comission. Remember, that this comission is composed by members of all parties present in the parliament. Your conclusions, voted by uninamity, are those. First: it has been proved that torture has become a frequent and habitual system in our country. Second: those tortures are practiced against people who even being innocent, are not submitted to a legal questioning, and against people who, submitted to a legal questioning, would have been declared innocent. Third: the main victims of those methods are the students and the union leaders. Fourth: the explanations from competent authorities, which deny the existence of those methods or declare not even knowing about them, are unacceptable, because to accept them it would mean to admit the existence of paralel organizations, autonomous and uncontrolable inside our police system. That's it, Mr. President. Gentlemen, this is what's happening in our country. All of that occurs daily in our country. All of that must end in our country. Government lords, I don't know if you were aware or not about all that. Anyway, however, you no longer have the right to govern our country.

    • Connections
      Featured in La solitude du chanteur de fond (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542 ('Great')
      (uncredited)

      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Played by the organ at the end of the funeral near the end of the movie.

    User reviews32

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    9/10
    A film of historical importance
    State of Siege shows how the U.S. aided and abetted right-wing dictatorships in Latin America during the Cold War. Yves Montand plays an American sent by our government to teach torture techniques to police in Uruguay. He is kidnapped by Tupamaro guerillas, interrogated and presented with proof of his activities. We witness how the military, the diplomats, and the press deal with the crisis. State of Siege generates a great deal of tension and suspense, even though we know the outcome. Director Costa-Gavras tends to romanticize the Left, but what is presented here is now widely acknowledged as fact. State of Siege is a film of historical importance that deserves your attention.
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    10
    • cineman2
    • Sep 2, 2002

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 1973 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Opsadno stanje
    • Filming locations
      • Cerro Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
    • Production companies
      • Reggane Films
      • Euro International Films
      • Unidis
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,127,482
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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