State of Siege

1972 NR 2h 2m 7.7

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.

In Uruguay in the early 1970s, an official of the US Agency for International Development (a group used as a front for training foreign police in counterinsurgency methods) is kidnapped by a group of urban guerillas. Using his interrogation as a backdrop, the film explores the often brutal consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerillas.

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Studio(s): Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Reggane Films

Originally Released: United States on Apr 13, 1973

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Box Office Gross: $8,000,000.00

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Currently you are able to watch "State of Siege" streaming on The Criterion Channel. It is also possible to rent or buy on Amazon, Google Play, VUDU, YouTube, AppleTV online.