“How one man betrayed the security of a nation.”
Overview
Eric 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.
Directed by Billy Ray
Written by Billy Ray, Adam Mazer, William L. Rotko
Produced by Robert Newmyer, Scott Strauss, Scott Kroopf
Box OfficeBudget: $23.0MRevenue: $41.0M
About Breach
Breach is a drama, thriller, crime, history film released in 2007 exploring themes of undercover, spy, fbi, loyalty, suspicion, ambition. Directed by Billy Ray, it stars Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney. Eric 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.