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Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) -- Story of the U.S. spy that sold CIA secrets to the Russians.
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) -- US Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox

Overview

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Director:
Lawrence Schiller
Writer (WGA):
Norman Mailer (written by)
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Release Date:
10 November 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
He betrayed his family, friends, and country. Why? more
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Viewers Sweep Specials Aside
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 November 2002)

User Comments:
The guy who practically had SPY written on his forehead more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

William Hurt ... Robert P. Hanssen

Mary-Louise Parker ... Bonnie Hanssen

David Strathairn ... Jack Hoschouer

Ron Silver ... Mike Fine
Hilit Pace ... Priscilla Galey
Oleg Kalugin ... Alexander Kalugin
Lev Prygunov ... Leonid Vladimirovich Shebarshin
Wayne Knight ... Walter Ballou

Peter Boyle ... Howard Hanssen

Scott Gibson ... Richard Timber
Dmitry Chepovetsky ... Fatelov (as Dmitri Chepovetsky)

Aaron Michael Lacey ... Russian Guard
Lubomir Mykytiuk ... Degtyar

Barry Flatman ... Leroy Wauck
Nola Augustson ... Frances Wauck
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, nudity and brief violence.
Runtime:
200 min | USA:123 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:R | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Hawaii, USA more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
The guy who practically had SPY written on his forehead, 11 November 2002

Norman Mailer and Lawrence Schiller have collaborated four times for TV; they specialize in examining the life of somebody who is talented, a high achiever and desperately unhappy. Marilyn Monroe, O. J. Simpson and Robert Hanssen certainly achieved much, while it might be argued that Gary Gilmore (The Executioner's Song) managed to bring capital punishment back to the United States.

I did not see much success in bringing Hanssen to life. Admittedly he's a very strange bird, a loner in an organization (the FBI) that prizes teamwork and conformity above all else. It seems he could never manage to conceal his disdain for the mediocrity he saw all around him in the New York office. The most telling moment comes in the park with Ron Silver, his boss telling him he's got to dumb down and play the game if he ever expects to rise in the ranks. The expression on William Hurt's face is an amalgam of contempt, self-pity and a touch of Why Me, Anyhow.

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