State of Siege (1972)
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
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Cast & Crew
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Philip Michael Santore -
Captain Lopez -
Carlos Ducas -
Hugo -
Este -
Minister of Internal Security -
Woman Senator -
Mrs. Santore
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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President of the Republic
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Assistant Commissioner Fontant
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Deputy Fabbri
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Anthony Lee
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Commissioner Romero
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Director:
Costa-GavrasWriters:
Franco Solinas, Costa-Gavras (original scenario), Franco Solinas (original scenario)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
This was going to be the first movie shown in the new John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. It was cancelled because the plot of the movie was judged to be inappropriate. This caused a big controversy. A Washington D.C. television station took advantage of the controversy by acquiring the broadcast rights to the film and showing it uncut after running a big advertising campaign calling it the "film banned from the Kennedy Center."
Quotes
Tupamaro leader:
We don't have much time. If you want to write...
Philip Michael Santore:
I'll write. But not to the embassy. To my wife only.
Goofs
The International Police Academy meeting, in the flashback, takes place in 1967. But mention is made that "Technological advances have put man on the moon," which would not occur until 1969.
Soundtracks
Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542 ('Great')(uncredited)
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Played by the organ at the end of the funeral near the end of the movie.
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Genres
Crime | Drama | Mystery | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
8 February 1973Language
French
Country of Origin
France, Italy, West GermanyFilming Locations
Cerro Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, ChileBox Office
Gross USA:
$1,127,482
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