The Siege
An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.
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
- Worldwide
- $117M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
31 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Siege returned 1.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $70M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $117M
- Release date
- Nov 6, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Arabic, English
- Country
- United States of America
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