The Siege

Nov 6, 1998

1h 56m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

Drama

Action

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Lynda Obst Productions

20th Century Fox

Bedford Falls Productions

The Siege Trailers

Cast

Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

Denzel Washington

Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger

Annette Bening

Major-General William Devereaux

Bruce Willis

Agent Frank Haddad

Tony Shalhoub

Samir Nazhde

Sami Bouajila

Khalil Saleh

Aasif Mandvi

FBI Agent Mike Johanssen

Mark Valley

Fred Darius

Jack Gwaltney

Danny Sussman

David Proval

FBI Agent Floyd Rose

Lance Reddick

Officer Henderson

Wood Harris

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David Costabile

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