État de siège = State of siege / Janus Films ; Valoria-Films présente ; une co-production, Reggane Films, Unidis-Euro International Films, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion ; film de Costa-Gavras ; écrit par Franco Solinas ; scénario original de Costa-Gavras et Franco Solinas ; producteur exécutif, Jacques Henri Barratier.

État de siège = State of siege / Janus Films ; Valoria-Films présente ; une co-production, Reggane Films, Unidis-Euro International Films, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion ; film de Costa-Gavras ; écrit par Franco Solinas ; scénario original de Costa-Gavras et Franco Solinas ; producteur exécutif, Jacques Henri Barratier.

Costa-Gavras puts the United States' involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerilla group, outraged at the counterinsurgency and torture training clandestinely organized by the CIA in their country (unnamed in the film), abducts a U.S....

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Alternate Title:State of siege.
Other Authors: Costa-Gavras, 1933- (Screenwriter) Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982 (Screenwriter) Barratier, Jacques Henri (Actor) Montand, Yves, 1921-1991 (Actor) Salvatori, Renato (Actor) Hasse, Otto Eduard, 1903-1978 (Actor) Weber, Jacques, 1949 August 23- (Actor) Bideau, Jean-Luc (Actor) Etiévant, Yvette, 1922-2003 (Actor) Wolff, Harald, 1909-1977 (Actor) Falcon, André (Actor) Francia, Aldo, 1923-1996 (Actor) Benavente, Rafael (director of photography.) Glenn, Pierre-William (composer (expression)) Bonnot, Françoise, 1939-2018 (Costume designer) Theodorakis, Mikis (interviewer (expression)) Bolsher, Piet D'Ovidio, Jacques Cowie, Peter Danner, Mark, 1958-
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
English
Published:[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
© 2015
Edition:Director-approved DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 760.
Subjects:
United States. > Agency for International Development > Officials and employees > Drama.
Kidnapping > Uruguay > Drama.
Counterinsurgency > Uruguay > Drama.
Latin America > Politics and government > Drama.
Uruguay > Politics and government > Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > France.
Feature films > Germany (West)
Feature films > Italy.
Foreign language films > French.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures > France.
Motion pictures > Germany.
Motion pictures > Italy.
Drama.
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Summary:Costa-Gavras puts the United States' involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerilla group, outraged at the counterinsurgency and torture training clandestinely organized by the CIA in their country (unnamed in the film), abducts a U.S. official to bargain for the release of political prisoners; soon the kidnapping becomes a media sensation, leading to violence.
Item Description:Widescreen (1.66:1) aspect ratio.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Restored in 2014 by KG Productions.
Special features: Costa-Gavras and Peter Cowie (new conversation between director Costa-Gavras and film scholar Peter Cowie); NBC News broadcasts on Dan A. Mitrione (excerpts from 1970 on the kidnapping of Dan Mitrione, on which the film is based). Insert includes an essay by journalist Mark Danner.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; editor, Franc̦oise Bonnot ; music, Mikis Theodorakis ; costume designer, Piet Bolsher ; production designer, Jacques D'Ovidio.
ISBN:9781604659832
1604659831
FOLIO Link:View instance in FOLIO

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