Under Siege

Aug 8, 1980

1h 33m

★ 4.8

Overview

A band of thugs belonging to an organized crime family assaults several casinos at the same time creating death and panic in their wake. As they flee the scenes of their crimes police begin to close in on them, so they quickly hide themselves in a villa owned by a wealthy industrialist taking him and his family hostage.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Herald Films

Lotus Films

Productora Fílmica Real

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Cast

The Inspector

Stuart Whitman

William Lombard

Francisco Rabal

Kim Lombard

Marisa Mell

Franco

Gianni Macchia

Lisa

Antonella Interlenghi

Captain Sylvester

Hugo Stiglitz

Pedro

Mario Almada

Laura

Sonia Viviani

Paca

Victoria Vera

Carlos

Fernando Almada

Jessica

Edith González

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