The Siege

The Siege

1998/11/06 • $70,000,000 • Released • Spanish, English, Arabic

Drama
Action
Thriller
Crime
6.3
1h 56m

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

Overview

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 : Edward Zwick

Casts
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

Lianna Pai

Lianna Pai

Tina Osu

Jacqueline Antaramian

Jacqueline Antaramian

Najiba Haddad

Donna Hanover

Donna Hanover

District Attorney

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Senator Wright

John Rothman

John Rothman

Congressman Marshall

John Henry Cox

John Henry Cox

Speaker of the House

E. Katherine Kerr

E. Katherine Kerr

Attorney General

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Army General

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

FBI Director

Victor Slezak

Victor Slezak

Colonel Hardwick

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Corporal

Susie Essman

Susie Essman

Protest Speaker

Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Capitol Week Pundit

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Diana Naftal

Injured Woman

Ben Shenkman

Ben Shenkman

Kaplan, INS

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Congressman Marshall

Ray Godshall Sr.

CIA Director

Gilbert Rosales

Gilbert Rosales

Mechanic

Amro Salama

Amro Salama

Tariq Husseini

Jim Shankman

Jim Shankman

ACLU Lawyer

Matt Servitto

Matt Servitto

Journalist #1

Jourdan Fremin

Journalist #2

Anjua Warfield-Maximo

March Organizer

Jeff Beatty

Undercover FBI Agent

Rory J. Aylward

Lieutenant

Robert Scheer

Capitol Week Pundit

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

Capitol Week Pundit

Ali Afshar

Ali Afshar

Ali

John Beard

Newscaster

Stan Brooks

Newscaster

Alex Chadwick

Newscaster

Epi Colon

Newscaster

Judy de Angelis

Newscaster

Luis Jimenez

Newscaster

Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity

Newscaster

Ron Kuby

Newscaster

Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr

Newscaster

Curtis Sliwa

Newscaster

Susan Stamberg

Newscaster

Mary Alice Williams

Newscaster

Mike Akrawi

Mike Akrawi

Terrorist (uncredited)

Michael Arthur

Michael Arthur

Army Major (uncredited)

Lisa Masters

Reporter #2 (uncredited)

Robin Anne Phipps

Crying Girl on Monitor (uncredited)

Valeria Von Leczycki Goncharova Barrett

Screaming Woman in Silver Gown (uncredited)

William Hill

William Hill

INS Uniform

Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo

Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo

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