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The Siege

The Siege
★ 6.3/10•1998•1h 56m•R•Drama•Action•Thriller

An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.

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.

Lawrence Wright · Screenplay

Edward Zwick · Director

Menno Meyjes · Screenplay

Edward Zwick · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 56m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 6, 1998
Budget$70,000,000
Revenue$116,700,000

Actors

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Major-General William Devereaux

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Agent Frank Haddad

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

Samir Nazhde

Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

Khalil Saleh

Mark Valley

Mark Valley

FBI Agent Mike Johanssen

Jack Gwaltney

Jack Gwaltney

Fred Darius

David Proval

David Proval

Danny Sussman

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

FBI Agent Floyd Rose

Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Officer Henderson

David Costabile

David Costabile

Fingerprint Expert

Said Faraj

Said Faraj

Sleeper terrorist

Christian Chase

Prisoner

Chip Zien

Chip Zien

Chief of Staff

Ahmed Ben Larby

Sheik Achmed Bin Talal

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