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State of siege = État de siège
Title
State of siege = État de siège / Janus Films ; KG Productions ; 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.
ISBN
9781604659832
1604659831
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Publication
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Copyright Notice Date
© 2015
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert.
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Widescreen (1.66:1) aspect ratio.
DVD release of the 1972 motion picture.
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.
Cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; editor, Franç̦oise Bonnot ; music, Mikis Theodorakis ; costume designer, Piet Bolsher ; production designer, Jacques D'Ovidio.
In French, with optional subtitles in English.
Summary
Costa-Gavras puts the United States' involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerrilla 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.
Variant and related titles
État de siège
State of siege
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French
Added to Catalog
February 06, 2018
Series
Criterion collection ; 760
Credits
Cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; editor, Franç̦oise Bonnot ; music, Mikis Theodorakis ; costume designer, Piet Bolsher ; production designer, Jacques D'Ovidio.
Cast
Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber, Jean-Luc Bideau, Maurice Teynac, Yvette Etievant, Evangeline Peterson, Harald Wolff, Nemesio Antunes, Mario Montilles, Andre Falcon, Jerry Brouer, Roberto Navarette, Douglas Harris, Gilbert Brandini, Eugenio Guzman, Gloria Lass, Jean-François Gobbi, Maurice Jacquemont, Aldo Francia, Eduardo Naveda, Rafael Benavente.
System details note
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
CC2475D The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
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.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures - France.
Motion pictures - Germany.
Motion pictures - Italy.
Also listed under
Janus Films, film distributor.
K.G. Productions (Firm)
Valoria Films, presenter.
Reggane Films, production company.
Unidis-Euro International Films, production company.
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion (Firm), production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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