Strip Search (2004)
1h 26m
Running Time
April 27, 2004Release Date
Strip Search (2004)
1h 26m
Running Time
April 27, 2004Release Date
Plot.
Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.
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Currently Strip Search is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Max Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Amazon Video
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Cast & Crew.
Austin Pendleton
James Perley
Dean Winters
Ned McGrath
Tom Guiry
Gerry Sykes
Fred Koheler
Jimmy Briggs
Daniel May Wong
Arresting Officer
Shing Ka
Chinese Police
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Linda Sykes
Ken Leung
Liu Tsung-Yuan
Jim Gaffigan
Reverend Craig Peterson
Bruno Lastra
Sharif Bin Said
Glenn Close
Karen Moore
Peter Jacobson
John Scanlon
Sidney Lumet
Director
George H. W. Bush
self (archive footage)
Tom Fontana
Writer
George W. Bush
self (archive footage)
Mark A. Baker
Producer
Bill Clinton
self (archive footage)
Irene Burns
Producer
Paul Chihara
Composer
Ronald Reagan
self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
self (archive footage)
Ron Fortunato
Cinematographer
Tom Swartwout
Editor
Alexa L. Fogel
CastingDirector
Christopher Logan
FBI Agent Ransford
Christopher Nowak
ProductionDesigner
Ramsey Faragallah
Abdul Amin
Barry Levinson
Executive Producer
Tina Nigro
Costume Design
Ron von Blomberg
Set Decoration
Kelly Gleason
Makeup Department Head
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 27, 2004
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Strip Search is a drama film made for the HBO network, first aired on April 27, 2004. The film explores the status of individual liberties in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the approval of the USA PATRIOT Act. The film was directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Oz creator Tom Fontana. It stars Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ken Leung, Bruno Lastra and Dean Winters. The film initially was screened at the Monaco International Film Festival with Lumet presenting it in the presence of Fontana.
Different cuts of the film exist. There is supposedly a two-hour version. German TV showed an 86-minute version. The version released on DVD in the U.S. is 56 minutes.