Edition |
Director-approved DVD special edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert. |
Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
Description |
digital optical mono. Dolby Digital 1.0 |
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widescreen (1.66:1) rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 760 |
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Criterion collection ; 760.
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System Details |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono. |
Cast |
Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber, Jean-Luc Bideau, Maurice Teynac, Yvette Etievant, Evangeline Peterson, Harald Wolff, Nemesio Antunes, Mario Montilles, Andre Falcon, Jerry Brouer, Roberto Navarette, Douglas Harris, Gilbert Brandini, Eugenio Guzman, Gloria Lass, Jean-François Gobbi, Maurice Jacquemont, Aldo Francia, Eduardo Naveda, Rafael Benavente. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; editor, Franç̦oise Bonnot ; music, Mikis Theodorakis ; costume designer, Piet Bolsher ; production designer, Jacques D'Ovidio. |
Note |
Widescreen (1.66:1) aspect ratio. |
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DVD release of the 1972 motion picture. |
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Restored in 2014 by KG Productions. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Costa-Gavras puts the United States' involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerrilla group, outraged at the counterinsurgency and torture training clandestinely organized by the CIA in their country (unnamed in the film), abducts a U.S. official to bargain for the release of political prisoners; soon the kidnapping becomes a media sensation, leading to violence. |
Note |
Special features: Costa-Gavras and Peter Cowie (new conversation between director Costa-Gavras and film scholar Peter Cowie); NBC News broadcasts on Dan A. Mitrione (excerpts from 1970 on the kidnapping of Dan Mitrione, on which the film is based). Insert includes an essay by journalist Mark Danner. |
Language |
In French, with optional subtitles in English. |
Subject |
United States. Agency for International Development -- Officials and employees -- Drama.
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Kidnapping -- Uruguay -- Drama.
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Counterinsurgency -- Uruguay -- Drama.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- Drama.
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Uruguay -- Politics and government -- Drama.
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United States. Agency for International Development. (OCoLC)fst00576009
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Counterinsurgency. (OCoLC)fst00881325
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Employees. (OCoLC)fst00909111
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Kidnapping. (OCoLC)fst00987322
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Latin America. (OCoLC)fst01245945
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Uruguay. (OCoLC)fst01202667
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Genre/Form |
French language materials.
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French language materials.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Thrillers (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726193
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films -- France.
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Feature films -- Germany (West).
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Feature films -- Italy.
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Foreign language films -- French.
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Motion pictures -- France.
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Motion pictures -- Germany.
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Motion pictures -- Italy.
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Added Author |
Costa-Gavras, 1933- screenwriter, film director.
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Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982, screenwriter.
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Barratier, Jacques Henri, film producer.
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Montand, Yves, 1921-1991, actor.
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Salvatori, Renato, actor.
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Hasse, Otto Eduard, 1903-1978, actor.
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Weber, Jacques, 1949 August 23- actor.
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Bideau, Jean-Luc, actor.
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Etiévant, Yvette, 1922-2003, actor.
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Wolff, Harald, 1909-1977, actor.
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Falcon, André, actor.
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Francia, Aldo, 1923-1996, actor.
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Benavente, Rafael, actor.
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Glenn, Pierre-William, director of photography.
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Bonnot, Françoise, 1939-2018, editor of moving image work.
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Theodorakis, Mikis, composer (expression)
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Bolsher, Piet, costume designer.
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D'Ovidio, Jacques, production designer.
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Cowie, Peter, interviewer (expression)
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Danner, Mark, 1958- writer of supplementary textual content.
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Janus Films, film distributor.
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K.G. Productions (Firm)
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Valoria Films, presenter.
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Reggane Films, production company.
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Unidis-Euro International Films, production company.
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Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion (Firm), production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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Note |
State of siege |
Standard No. |
715515144612 |
ISBN |
9781604659832 |
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1604659831 |
Music No. |
CC2475D The Criterion Collection |