The Siege

1998 film directed by Edward Zwick
Movie film Q779658
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The Siege

Summary

The Siege is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (979 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Siege's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Siege's director is recorded as Edward Zwick[4].
  • The Siege's screenwriter is recorded as Lawrence Wright[5].
  • The Siege's screenwriter is recorded as Menno Meyjes[6].
  • The Siege's screenwriter is recorded as Edward Zwick[7].
  • The Siege's composer is recorded as Graeme Revell[8].
  • The Siege's genre is recorded as action film[9].
  • The Siege's genre is recorded as thriller film[10].
  • The Siege's genre is recorded as crime film[11].
  • The Siege's genre is recorded as political thriller film[12].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Denzel Washington[13].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Annette Bening[14].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Bruce Willis[15].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Tony Shalhoub[16].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as David Proval[17].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Sami Bouajila[18].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Aasif Mandvi[19].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Lance Reddick[20].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Mark Valley[21].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Said Faraj[22].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Ben Shenkman[23].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Neal Jones[24].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Dakin Matthews[25].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Jimmie Ray Weeks[26].
  • The Siege's cast member is recorded as Wood Harris[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Siege's producer is recorded as Q6708571[28]. Its director is recorded as Edward Zwick[4]. Screenwriters include Lawrence Wright[5], Menno Meyjes[6], and Edward Zwick[7]. Cast members include Denzel Washington[13], Annette Bening[14], Bruce Willis[15], Tony Shalhoub[16], David Proval[17], and Sami Bouajila[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +1999-01-21T00:00:00Z[30]. The Siege's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include action film[9], thriller film[10], crime film[11], and political thriller film[12].

Subject and Themes

The Siege's main subject is recorded as terrorism[32].

Reception

Reviews include 5.7/10[33], 44%[34], and 53/100[35].

Why It Matters

The Siege ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (979 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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