The Siege

The Siege1998

Stars: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub
Genre: Action, Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 116 minutes

After terrorists attack a bus in Brooklyn, a Broadway theater and FBI headquarters, FBI anti-terrorism expert Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) teams up with CIA agent Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) to investigate. Soon, martial law is declared in N… more »



Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard:
[to General Devereaux during the Mexican standoff] You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to a fair trial. You have the right not to be tortured, not to be murdered, rights that you took away from Tariq Husseini. You have those rights because of the men who came before you who wore that uniform. Because of the men and women who are standing here right now waiting for you to give them the order to fire. Give them the order, General.

General William Devereaux:
Do you think that I would hesitate to kill you, or every Federal Agent in this room, if I thought it was in the best interest of my country?

Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard:
No, no, no, you wouldn't hesitate, I know that. But they might.

[motions to soldiers in room]

Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard:
Give the order. Make murderers out of these young kids, give the order. [Devereaux is silent] Give 'em the order, General! [pause]

General William Devereaux:
[over his shoulder] Stand down, Sergeant.

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