The Siege
“An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.”
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.
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Cast
82 people
Denzel Washington
Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
Annette Bening
Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
Known for
American Beauty
Captain Marvel
Bruce Willis
Major-General William Devereaux
Known for
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Tony Shalhoub
Agent Frank Haddad
Known for
Monk
Thir13en Ghosts
Sami Bouajila
Samir Nazhde
Known for
Ganglands
The Crew
Aasif Mandvi
Khalil Saleh
Known for
Evil
The Internship
Mark Valley
FBI Agent Mike Johanssen
Known for
Fringe
Boston Legal
Jack Gwaltney
Fred Darius
Known for
Safe
Casualties of War
David Proval
Danny Sussman
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Four Rooms
Lance Reddick
FBI Agent Floyd Rose
Known for
Fringe
The Wire
Wood Harris
Officer Henderson
Known for
The Wire
Creed II
David Costabile
Fingerprint Expert
Known for
Billions
Breaking Bad
Edward Zwick Director · Menno Meyjes Screenplay Lawrence Wright Screenplay
Worldwide gross $117M · Budget $70M · United States release November 6, 1998
Box office
Budget
$70,000,000
Worldwide gross
$116,700,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Lynda Obst Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Bedford Falls Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 6, 1998
Theatrical
Argentina
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Austria
January 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 9, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
January 15, 1999 · Theatrical
France
December 16, 1998 · Theatrical
April 16, 2000 · Physical · DVD
June 5, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
January 21, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
January 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Israel
January 28, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
April 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 21, 1999 · Theatrical
New Zealand
December 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
January 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Russia
January 28, 1999 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 25, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 9, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
January 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 2, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 8, 1999 · Theatrical
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