State of Siege

State of Siege
État de siège
State of Siege; État de siège;
Directed by	Costa-Gavras
Written by	Franco Solinas; Costa-Gavras;
Produced by	Jacques Perrin
Starring	Yves Montand; Renato Salvatori; O. E. Hasse; Jacques Weber;
Cinematography	Pierre-William Glenn
Edited by	Françoise Bonnot
Music by	Mikis Theodorakis
Distributed by	Constantin Film (Germany); Cinema 5 Distributing (US);
Release dates	30 December 1972 (Germany); 8 February 1973 (France); April 1973 (US);
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	France; Italy; West Germany;
Languages	French; English;

State of Siege (French: État de siège) is a 1972 French–Italian–West German political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Renato Salvatori. The story is based on an actual incident in 1970, when U.S. official Dan Mitrione was kidnapped and later killed by an urban guerilla group in Uruguay.

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