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Breach (2007) -- Based on the true story, FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
Breach (2007) -- Clip: O'Neill confronts Hanssen in the woods
Breach (2007) -- Behind The Scenes: Cooper in bullet proof vest
Breach (2007) -- Interview:  Laura Linney On working with real FBI agents
Breach (2007) -- Based on the true story, FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Billy Ray
Writers (WGA):
Adam Mazer (screenplay) &
William Rotko (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 February 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Inspired by the true story of the greatest security breach in U.S. history more
Plot:
Based on the true story, FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Academy Award Caliber Performances more
US TV Schedule:
Sat. July 1812:00 AMUSA   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chris Cooper ... Robert Hanssen

Ryan Phillippe ... Eric O'Neill

Laura Linney ... Kate Burroughs

Caroline Dhavernas ... Juliana O'Neill

Gary Cole ... Rich Garces

Dennis Haysbert ... Dean Plesac

Kathleen Quinlan ... Bonnie Hanssen

Bruce Davison ... John O'Neill

Jonathan Watton ... Geddes

Tom Barnett ... Jim Olsen

Jonathan Potts ... D.I.A. Suit
David Huband ... Photographer

Catherine Burdon ... Agent Nece

Scott Gibson ... Agent Sherin
Courtenay J. Stevens ... Agent Loper (as Courtenay Stevens)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hanssen (USA) (working title)
The 11th Hour (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language.
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43010) | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Norway:11 | Sweden:7 | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12 | Denmark:7 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Brazil:12 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | France:Unrated | New Zealand:M
Filming Locations:
Arlington, Virginia, USA more

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Trivia:
The German translation of the title is "Unmasked", the German alternate title means "Unmasked - Treason on the top level". more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Hanssen is instructing Garces on what's required for the new system, he requests an "OC-48 (connection) with a data rate of 2.488megabits (per second)". An OC-48 connection, in-fact, has capacity for 2488 megabits per second. In addition, anybody in the IT field would never refer to it this way: they would state something along the lines of, "Two and a half gigabits per second" not "Two point four eight eight" more
Quotes:
Eric O'Neill: My name is Eric.
Robert Hanssen: No, your name is Clerk. And my name is Sir, or Boss, if you can manage.
Eric O'Neill: Yes, sir.
Robert Hanssen: And if I ever catch you in my office again, you're gonna be pissin' purple for a week.
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Movie Connections:
References Entrapment (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Near You more

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71 out of 104 people found the following comment useful:-
Academy Award Caliber Performances, 16 February 2007
Author: bhop59 from United States

Chris Cooper, already an established actor, gives the performance of a lifetime as Robert Hansen, the FBI agent arrested for 25 years of espionage against the United States. Cooper convincingly portrays the smugness, cockiness, and "holier than thou" attitude which eventually (in my eyes) led to Hansen's downfall.

The movie is tense and moves swiftly without compromising the story line. Ryan Phillipe is equally impressive as the young FBI employee who is brought on to earn Hansen's trust and find out what made him tick.

This is a must-see - I saw it with about 100 people ... and from what I heard, almost everyone was still talking about it afterward as they walked out and in the bathrooms - and all were great comments.

Definitely an early Oscar contender for 2008 in my opinion.

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