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Breach is a 2007 American docudrama spy film directed by Billy Ray, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie features Ryan Phillippe, Chris Cooper, Laura Linney, and Dennis Haysbert in the cast. It was produced by Universal Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Outlaw Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Intermedia. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand.
Filmed in Toronto, the narrative is set in Washington, D.C. The production involved director of photography Tak Fujimoto, editor Jeffrey Ford, and composer Mychael Danna. The runtime is 110 minutes. The film’s tagline is "How one man betrayed the security of a nation." Keywords associated with the work include undercover, spy, FBI, loyalty, and suspicion.
The film has received various review scores, including 84%, 7.1 out of 10, and 74 out of 100. It was assessed against the Bechdel test. The budget was 23,000,000, and the revenue reached 41,000,000. The original language is English.
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6.6Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned senior agent with 25 years in the FBI. However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain Hanssen's trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country. Determined to draw the suspected double-agent out of deep cover, O'Neill finds himself in a lethal game of spy vs. spy, where nothing is as it seems.
Cast
- Chris Cooper as Robert Hanssen
- Ryan Phillippe as Eric O'Neill
- Laura Linney as Kate Burroughs
- Caroline Dhavernas as Juliana O'Neill
- Gary Cole as Rich Garces
- Dennis Haysbert as Dean Plesac
Themes
- undercover
- spy
- fbi
- loyalty
- suspicion
- ambition
- based on true story
- double agent
- surveillance
- roman catholic church
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Billy Ray
- Screenwriter
- Billy Ray
- Cast member
- Clare Stone
- Composer
- Mychael Danna
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Tak Fujimoto
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 840467
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.breachmovie.net
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- publication date
- 2007-01-01
- title
- Breach
- film editor
- Jeffrey Ford
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 74/100
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