État de siège : State of siege /

In a South American country, an undercover officer of the Agency for International Development (a United States agency for training foreign police in counterinsurgency methods) is kidnapped by left-wing guerillas demanding the release of 150 political prisoners. Based on a real incident in Uruguay...

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Corporate Authors: Reggane Films, Unidis-Euro International Films, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion (Firm), Arrow Films (Firm), Learmedia (Firm)
Other Authors: Costa-Gavras, 1933-, Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982, Montand, Yves, 1921-1991, Salvatori, Renato, Hasse, Otto Eduard, 1903-1978, Weber, Jacques, 1949 August 23-, Teynac, Maurice, 1915-, Bideau, Jean-Luc
Format: Video VHS
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with English subtitles.
Published: [Hertfordshire, England] : [Saskatchewan, Canada] : Learmedia, Arrow Films ; [between 1990 and 1999?]
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Summary:In a South American country, an undercover officer of the Agency for International Development (a United States agency for training foreign police in counterinsurgency methods) is kidnapped by left-wing guerillas demanding the release of 150 political prisoners. Based on a real incident in Uruguay, this film explores the struggle between the government and Tupamaro guerillas, as well as the consequences of American interference in South American internal affairs.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
A foreign film (France, France, Italy).
Running time is listed on container as 120 min.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (116 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Music, Mikis Theodorakis ; editor, Françoise Bonnot.