The Siege
The Siege
“ An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control. ”
CINEMA1998-11-06
DIGITAL2021-02-23
RegionUS
Runtime116 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Edward Zwick
KEYWORDS
new york citymuslimundercover agentfbiislammartial lawcar bombterrorismpolitical thriller
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Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington is one of the defining actors of modern American cinema. From historical and political roles in Glory and Malcolm X to dangerous figures in Training Day, Man on Fire and American Gangster, and later performances in Fences and The Tragedy of Macbeth, he has moved between mainstream Hollywood, Black cinema, stage adaptations and action films while developing a screen persona defined by authority, intensity, moral conflict and individual will.
