Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 02/16/07 Home Video 06/12/07 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language Running Time 1 hour 50 minutes Genre Suspense, Drama, Crime Director Billy Ray Writer Billy Ray, Adam Mazer, William Rotko Cast Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Kathleen Quinlan, Gary Cole, Caroline Dhavernas, Bruce Davison, Mary Jo Deschanel Studio Universal Pictures |
BREACH
SYNOPSIS
Inspired by true events, Breach is a dramatic thriller
set inside the halls of the FBI—the gatekeeper of the
nation’s most sensitive and potentially volatile
secrets.
When young Eric O’Neill (Phillippe) is promoted out
of his low-level surveillance job and into the
headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent is on the
verge of becoming reality. Even more impressive, O’
Neill is hand picked to work for renowned operative
Robert Hanssen (Cooper) within “information
assurance,” a new division created to protect all
classified FBI Intelligence.
But O’Neill is quickly confronted with the true reason
behind his hire: Hanssen is the sole subject of a
long-term, top-secret investigation, a suspected
mole made all the more dangerous by the sheer
global import of the information he is charged with
protecting. The Bureau asks O’Neill to use
Hanssen's growing trust and slowly draw the traitor
out of deep cover. Engaged in a lethal game of spy-
versus-spy without the benefit of a cover story or
backup, O’Neill finds himself fighting to bring down
Hanssen before the treacherous double-agent can
destroy O’Neill, his family and the nation they are
both sworn to serve.
-- © Universal Pictures
Inspired by true events, Breach is a dramatic thriller
set inside the halls of the FBI—the gatekeeper of the
nation’s most sensitive and potentially volatile
secrets.
When young Eric O’Neill (Phillippe) is promoted out
of his low-level surveillance job and into the
headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent is on the
verge of becoming reality. Even more impressive, O’
Neill is hand picked to work for renowned operative
Robert Hanssen (Cooper) within “information
assurance,” a new division created to protect all
classified FBI Intelligence.
But O’Neill is quickly confronted with the true reason
behind his hire: Hanssen is the sole subject of a
long-term, top-secret investigation, a suspected
mole made all the more dangerous by the sheer
global import of the information he is charged with
protecting. The Bureau asks O’Neill to use
Hanssen's growing trust and slowly draw the traitor
out of deep cover. Engaged in a lethal game of spy-
versus-spy without the benefit of a cover story or
backup, O’Neill finds himself fighting to bring down
Hanssen before the treacherous double-agent can
destroy O’Neill, his family and the nation they are
both sworn to serve.
-- © Universal Pictures
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