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Betrayed

  • 19881988
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  • 2h 7m
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6.3/10
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Tom Berenger and Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)
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An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

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  • Director
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Writer
    • Joe Eszterhas
  • Stars
    • Debra Winger
    • Tom Berenger
    • John Heard
Top credits
  • Director
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Writer
    • Joe Eszterhas
  • Stars
    • Debra Winger
    • Tom Berenger
    • John Heard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 57User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Tom Berenger and Ted Levine in Betrayed (1988)
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    Tom Berenger and Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)
    Tom Berenger and Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)
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    Debra Winger and John Heard in Betrayed (1988)
    Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)
    Betrayed (1988)
    Tom Berenger and Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)

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    Debra Winger
    Debra Winger
    • Katie Phillipsas Katie Phillips…
    Tom Berenger
    Tom Berenger
    • Gary Simmonsas Gary Simmons
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Michael Carnesas Michael Carnes
    Betsy Blair
    Betsy Blair
    • Gladys Simmonsas Gladys Simmons
    John Mahoney
    John Mahoney
    • Shortyas Shorty
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Wesas Wes
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Flynnas Flynn
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Al Sandersas Al Sanders
    David Clennon
    David Clennon
    • Jack Carpenteras Jack Carpenter
    Robert Swan
    Robert Swan
    • Deanas Dean
    Richard Libertini
    Richard Libertini
    • Sam Krausas Sam Kraus
    Maria Valdez
    • Rachel Simmonsas Rachel Simmons
    Brian Bosak
    • Joey Simmonsas Joey Simmons
    Alan Wilder
    Alan Wilder
    • Duffinas Duffin
    Clifford A. Pellow
    • Reverend Russell Johnsonas Reverend Russell Johnson
    Ralph Foody
    • Lyleas Lyle
    Shawn Schepps
    Shawn Schepps
    • Betty Joas Betty Jo
    Dolores Drake
    Dolores Drake
    • Tobyas Toby
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writer
      • Joe Eszterhas
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    Storyline

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    A woman starts work on a farm, and gets to know the owner. They get on well, and she also gets on with his children. He asks her to stay on when the work is finished. Things are not what they seem, and we discover the woman is actually an FBI agent... —Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
    • extremism
    • corn belt
    • fbi agent
    • widower
    • white supremacist
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    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Joe Eszterhas' book "Hollywood Animal", everybody on set was afraid of Debra Winger as she was known for having a difficult temper, but Winger proved the rumors to be wrong. Tom Berenger was so intimidated by her that Winger had to make coffee for him and kid with him the entire time to put him on ease. Winger also spent one entire night playing poker with the crew to ease them. By the end of the shoot everybody was in love with her.
    • Goofs
      Reversed footage: As the family arrives to the camp site, smoke falls downwards from the sky to the torches.
    • Quotes

      Cathy Weaver: You want something, Michael. I'll give you something. He named his dog after Ronald Reagan.

      Al Sanders: Well, he ain't all bad.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Betrayed/Stealing Home/The Last Temptation of Christ/Married to the Mob/Hero and the Terror (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Amazing Grace
      Composed by John Newton (1779)

      Sung by attendees of white supremacist rally

    User reviews57

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Potentially explosive subject matter manufactured for depressing results
    Federal agent Debra Winger goes undercover in rural Texas as a combine operator, infiltrating a group of down-home guys and their families in the hopes of linking them to white supremacy and the murder of a shock-talk radio host. Winger is romanced by the group's ringleader (Tom Berenger), and very quickly seems to cross many lines that aren't covered in the FBI trainee's manual. Berenger takes Winger to a KKK camp-out, to a human hunt (with a black man as the target) and to a bank robbery (to finance their cause), yet Debra's superiors actually request that she get more probing evidence! An exasperating movie, with facetious, halting dialogue leaving whole sequences feeling half-finished--and Winger's character without much personality. Director Costa-Gavras seems intent on underplaying this whole matter, to the point where even shocking moments come off as muted, matter-of-fact occurrences. **1/2 from ****
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Summer Lightning
    • Filming locations
      • Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • United Artists
      • Winkler Films
      • CST Telecommunications
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,816,139
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,534,787
      • Aug 28, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,816,139
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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