State of Siege

For the play by Albert Camus, see The State of Siege. Not to be confused with State of emergency.

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	Valoria Films (France) Constantin Film (Germany)
Release dates	30 December 1972 (1972-12-30) (Germany) 8 February 1973 (1973-02-08) (France) April 1973 (1973-04) (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 the kidnapping and killing of Dan Mitrione, a USAID official, by Uruguayan Tupamaros in 1970.