The Siege

About The Siege

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.

Edward Zwick's The Siege is a 1998 crime thriller film. The film is filed under undercover agent, political thriller, islam, and muslim.

Denzel Washington appears as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard, Annette Bening as Elise Kraft, Bruce Willis as Major-General William Devereaux, and Tony Shalhoub as Agent Frank Haddad. It runs 116 minutes and was released in November 1998.

The screenplay is by Edward Zwick and Lawrence Wright. It was produced by Bedford Falls Productions and Lynda Obst Productions. American members can watch it on Starz Apple TV channel.

Five Minarets in New York, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, and The Jackal make useful companions to The Siege, all filed under new york city. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 1,563 votes and it carries a R rating.