Under Siege
5.7
A band of thugs belonging to an organized crime family assaults several casinos at the same time creating death and panic in their wake. As they flee the scenes of their crimes police begin to close in on them, so they quickly hide themselves in a villa owned by a wealthy industrialist taking him and his family hostage.
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Cast
11 people
Stuart Whitman
The Inspector
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Francisco Rabal
William Lombard
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Dagon
Marisa Mell
Kim Lombard
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Gianni Macchia
Franco
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The Italian Connection
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Antonella Interlenghi
Lisa
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Christmas Holidays
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Hugo Stiglitz
Captain Sylvester
Known for
Nightmare City
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Mario Almada
Pedro
Known for
El Infierno
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Sonia Viviani
Laura
Known for
Nightmare City
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Victoria Vera
Paca
Also in
Monster Dog
Cañas y barro
Fernando Almada
Carlos
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El Arracadas
Edith González
Jessica
Known for
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Corazón salvaje
René Cardona Jr. Director · Angelo Iacono Screenplay Santiago Moncada Author
Worldwide gross $157M · Budget $35M · First release August 8, 1980
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$156,600,000
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Herald Films
Production
Lotus Films
Production
Productora Fílmica Real
Production
Spain · Italy · Mexico · Venezuela
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Languages
Original title
Traficantes de pánico
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · August 8, 1980
Theatrical
Mexico · August 14, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Spain
October 13, 1980 · Theatrical
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