Product Information
A crowded bus becomes the first victim of an explosion in a campaign of terror which begins on the streets of Washington. An FBI agent and a US Army General have to find out who is responsible and put an end to the violence.Product Identifiers
ProducerLynda Obst, Edward Zwick
EAN5039036002875
eBay Product ID (ePID)3943541
Product Key Features
ActorAnnette Bening, Denzel Washington, Sami Bouajila, Liana Pai, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub
Film/TV TitleThe Siege
DirectorEdward Zwick
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageCzech\Danish\English\Finnish\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish
Run Time111 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen\2.35 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2004
FeaturesInteractive Menus\Scene Access\Original Theatrical Trailer\The Making of, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
ComposerGraeme Revell
Production DesignerLilly Kilvert
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - ...A provocative, incendiary subject....Points the way for Bening as a soulful nerotic siren of the Faye Dunaway school..., USA Today - ...Denzel Washington is fun to watch...
Additional InformationWhen the U.S. military abducts a Muslim leader, New York City becomes the target of several terrorist attacks in this gripping political thriller ripped from newspaper headlines. Denzel Washington stars as Anthony "Hub" Hubbard, the head of the FBI terrorism task force who is charge of investigating the bombings. Ironically, Hub's partner, Frank Haddad (Tony Shalhoub), is Arab-American and must fight for his family's rights as the citizens of New York become increasingly paranoid about the Arab-American population. Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) is an undercover CIA official and Middle East expert who is also investigating the terrorist attacks and joins Hub and Frank as they search for the terrorists. As Hub, Elise, and Frank work to uncover the source of the terrorism, the city erupts in escalating madness, spiraling out of control until the government sends in General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis), who takes over the city and declares martial law. Ultimately, the government seizes the male Arab-American population of New York in makeshift internment camps in this incredibly relevant and cautionary thriller that examines the real dilemma of how a democratic society can uphold the rights of its citizens while under military protection. Director Edward Zwick's film features excellent performances from an all-star cast and includes real footage of President Clinton addressing the problem of terrorism.
Art DirectorChris Shriver
ScreenwriterLawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes, Edward Zwick
Costume DesignerAnn Roth
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleThe Siege
EditorSteven Rosenblum
Director of PhotographyRoger Deakins