Breach (2007)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Billy Ray

Writers (WGA):

Adam Mazer (screenplay) &
William Rotko (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Inspired by the true story of the greatest security breach in U.S. history

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.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Video Footage | Betrayal | Church | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11

5:30 PM

USA

Cast

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)
Clare Stone	...	Lisa Hanssen
Jonathan Keltz	...	Greg Hanssen
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Michael Rochford
Melissa Thomson	...	Jane
Craig Eldridge	...	Gene Connors
Jonathan Whittaker	...	Tim Bereznay
Reagan Pasternak	...	Beautiful Reporter
Mary Jo Deschanel	...	Vivian O'Neill
Elie Gemael	...	Libyan Man
Oula Boubkraoui	...	Libyan Wife
Chris Owens	...	Trunk Cataloguer
Jonathon Ruckman	...	SWAT Agent (as Jonathan Ruckman)
Stan Coles	...	Father McKee
Bart Bedford	...	Information Center Manager
David Frisch	...	Agent Pack
Scott McCulloch	...	Director Louis Freeh
Mathew Lyons	...	Richard
Greg Campbell	...	Special Agent in Charge
David Christopher O'Neill	...	Man in Car (as David O'Neill)
Guido Rossi	...	Latin Speaking Man at Church
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Ashcroft	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Michael Wingate Jones	...	FBI agent (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Talia Russo	...	Woman on cell phone (uncredited)
Don Whatley	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Billy Ray

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Mazer		(screenplay) &
William Rotko		(screenplay) and
Billy Ray		(screenplay)
Adam Mazer		(story) &
William Rotko		(story)

Produced by
William Horberg	....	executive producer
Sidney Kimmel	....	executive producer
Scott Kroopf	....	producer
Adam Merims	....	executive producer
Robert F. Newmyer	....	producer (as Bobby Newmyer)
David Christopher O'Neill	....	associate producer (as David O'Neill)
Jeffrey Silver	....	co-producer (as Jeff Silver)
Scott Strauss	....	producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Ford

Casting by
Cassandra Kulukundis

Production Design by
Wynn Thomas

Art Direction by
Andrew M. Stearn

Set Decoration by
Gordon Sim

Costume Design by
Luis Sequeira

Makeup Department
David R. Beecroft	....	key hair stylist
Lydia Bensimmon	....	key hair stylist: Washington D.C. (as Lydia Bensimmon Benaim)
Sherri Bramlett	....	hair stylist: Washington D.C. (as Sherry Bramlett)
Mario Cacioppo	....	makeup artist (as Mario G. Cacioppo)
Paulina Harcus	....	hair stylist
Ngozi Olandu	....	key makeup artist: Washington D.C.
Cheryl Ross	....	assistant hair stylist
Linda Steeves	....	key makeup artist
Sandra Wheatle	....	assistant makeup artist
Sherri Zebeck	....	makeup artist: Washington D.C. (as Sherri Ann Rybczynski)

Production Management
Patricia Anne Doherty	....	unit production manager: Washington D.C. (as Patricia Dogherty Hess)
Adam Merims	....	unit production manager
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor (as Lisa Rogers)
Steve Wakefield	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Bocknek	....	third assistant director
Joe Cacciotti	....	additional second assistant director: Washington D.C.
Beau Ferris	....	assistant director
Richard L. Fox	....	first assistant director
Bill Hardy	....	second second assistant director: Washington D.C.
Jennifer Haufler	....	assistant director
Dominika Jurek	....	dga trainee
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Kim Palmen	....	third assistant director
Gerrod Shully	....	third assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C.

Art Department
Tory Bellingham	....	property master
Jamie Bishop	....	assistant props
Jamie Bishop	....	on-set dresser: Washington D.C.
Rob Bonney	....	head carpenter
Erik Boring	....	leadman: Washington D.C.
Rudy Braun	....	set designer
Rebecca Castle	....	on-set scenic: Washington D.C.
F. Dale Davis	....	set dresser: Washington D.C.
Michael Davis	....	construction coordinator: Washington D.C. (as Michael E. Davis)
David Evans	....	on-set dresser
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez	....	props buyer
Kevin Forstner	....	assistant head carpenter
Steve George	....	property master: Washington D.C. (as Steven H. George)
Beth Gilinsky	....	art department coordinator
Susanna Glattly	....	scenic charge: Washington D.C.
James Halpenny	....	construction coordinator
Kevin Hughes	....	assistant head carpenter
Denis Kirkham	....	set dresser
Jay Klein	....	set decorator: Washington D.C. (as Jay B. Klein)
Gilliane Lalonde	....	on-set painter
Mike Lotosky	....	stand-by carpenter
James MacPherson	....	set dresser: Washington D.C.
Michael Madden	....	set designer
Don McQueen	....	set dresser
Brad Milburn	....	set designer
Sean Moore	....	assistant art director
John Moran	....	first assistant art director
Ian Nelmes	....	key scenic artist
Ted Nolan	....	construction foreman: Washington D.C.
Timothy Peel	....	first assistant art director
Vince Peets	....	storyboard artist
Greg Pelchat	....	set dresser
Hans-Heinrich Piersig	....	set dresser (as Hans-Henrich Piersig)
Jeff Poulis	....	assistant property master
Eugene Ra	....	art department apprentice
Marlene Rain	....	set decoration buyer
Randy Ross	....	head painter (as Randy S. Ross)
Keith Sly	....	leadman
Odetta Stoddard	....	second set decoration buyer
Chad E. Williams	....	assistant property master: Washington D.C. (as Chad Everett Williams)
Walter Woloschuk	....	key greensperson
Toni Wong	....	props
Stephanie Yarymowich	....	lead scenic artist

Sound Department
Sean Paul Armstrong	....	cable person (as Sean Armstrong)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Howard Carle	....	adr mixer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	supervising foley editor (as Kerry Carmean)
Patrick Cusack	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
David Esparza	....	sound effects editor
Carol Everson	....	boom operator: Washington D.C.
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialogue editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Gregg Landaker	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Bob Mellor	....	cableman: Washington D.C.
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Nancy Nugent	....	supervising adr editor (as Nancy Kyong Nugent)
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Brion Paccassi	....	dubbing recordist
Michael Payne	....	supervising sound effects editor
Peter Reale	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
John C. Stuver	....	foley editor
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Matthew E. Taylor	....	sound recordist
John J. Thomson	....	sound mixer
Elliot Tyson	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Varga	....	sound mixer: Washington D.C. (as Thomas G. Varga)
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Alan Zielonko	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Hank Atterbury	....	special effects coordinator: Washington D.C.
William Catania	....	special effects technician: Washington D.C.
Chris Jordan	....	special effects technician: Washington D.C.
Johann Kunz	....	special effects technician: Washington D.C.
Peter Kunz	....	snow effects coordinator: Washington D.C.
Jim McGillivary	....	special effects key
Laird McMurray	....	special effects coordinator
Lisa Pacitto	....	special effects office coordinator
Rebecca Shpak	....	special effects assistant: Washington D.C.
Stani Veselinovic	....	special effects first assistant
Stephen Wallace	....	special effects rigging key

Visual Effects by
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Sam Dabbs	....	digital compositor
Bonnie Dickson	....	tape operator: Mr. X Inc.
Dennis Dorney	....	digital lineup
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood
Larry Gaynor	....	senior paint and roto: CIS Hollywood
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor
Heather Elisa Hill	....	visual effects project manager: CIS Hollywood
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital coordinator
Jiyoung Hong	....	digital compositor
Joshua Jordan	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor
J. Kitazaki	....	production assistant: CIS Hollywood
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology: Custom Film Effects
Gregory D. Liegey	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Lori C. Miller	....	art director
Julie Orosz	....	visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Darcy Reno	....	senior systems administrator (as Darcy Bangsund)
Greg Shimp	....	paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor
Brianne Wells	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Fiona Campbell Westgate	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor
Matt Ashton	....	senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Brian Holmes	....	systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Robert Minsk	....	systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Kyle Yamamoto	....	programmer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)

Stunts
Johnny Becker	....	precision driver
George R. Doering III	....	precision driver
Cort Hessler	....	stunt coordinator: US
Jamie Jones	....	stunt coordinator: Canada
Aaron Michael Lacey	....	stunt driver: precision driving
Derrick Simmons	....	precision driver
Michael Ahl	....	stunt driver: second unit (uncredited)
Johnny Becker	....	stunt coordinator: second unit (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Karen Ballard	....	still photographer: Washington D.C.
Mark Ballinger	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Rhett Bloomquist	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Paul Bogden III	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Greg Boivin	....	rigging electrician
Russel Bowie	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Bernie Branston	....	electrician
Hugh Brule	....	rigging grip (as Hugh Brülé)
Lee Carrick	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Frank Caslin	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Stephen Consentino	....	Steadicam operator: Washington D.C. (as Steve Consentino)
Timothy H. Coté	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C. (as Timothy H. Cote)
Austin Cross	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Pete Daprato	....	rigging grip (as Peter Daprato)
Michael DiGiovanni	....	grip
Mike Diogiani	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Jason Dunn	....	grip: Washington D.C.
William Engel	....	grip
John Ferguson	....	rigging gaffer (as John C. Ferguson)
Steve Ferrier	....	electrician
Rusty Gardner	....	video assist operator: Washington, DC
Michael Gibson	....	still photographer
Damond Gordon	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C.
David Shane Guild	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator: Washington D.C.
John R. Hamilton	....	second assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Casey Harrison	....	camera loader (as TJ Casey Harrison)
Tim Hennessy	....	camera loader: Washington D.C.
Chris Henry	....	electrician
David Insley	....	director of photography: second unit, Washington D.C. (as Dave Insley)
Brian Johnson	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Hal Kay	....	video playback operator
David Kellner	....	rigging electrician
Jay Kemp	....	gaffer: Washington D.C. (as Jay Douglas Kemp)
Doug Kofsky	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Washington D.C.
James Kohne	....	dolly grip
Michael Krebs	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Washington D.C.
Joe Kurtz	....	key grip: Washington D.C.
Martin Lake	....	grip
Brian T. Leach	....	electrician: Washington D.C. (as Brian T. Leech)
Jamal D. Lee	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Mark Lewandowski	....	video playback supervisor
Edward Lipscombe	....	rigging best boy grip
Walter Lipscombe	....	rigging key grip
J.P. Locherer	....	camera operator: second unit
J.P. Locherer	....	director of photography: second unit
Tim Lovell	....	rigging best boy electric (as Tim J. Lovell)
Mark Manchester	....	key grip
David J. McHugh	....	pre-rigging electrician
Robert McRae	....	gaffer
Tim Merkel	....	Steadicam operator
Monty Montgomerie	....	grip
Kenneth Morton	....	key rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Anthony Nocera	....	video assist operator
David Norris	....	aerial director of photography
Norman O'Halloran	....	electrician (as Norm O'Halloran)
Sean O'Hara	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Sean O'Harra	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Derek Parkes	....	grip
Jason Petty	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Ken Pickett	....	best boy grip
Danny Piva	....	generator operator
James A. Ray	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Douglas G. Reid	....	best boy electric
Lee Shapira	....	best boy rigging grip: Washington D.C.
Blackford 'Boots' Shelton	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C. (as Boots Sheltyon)
S. Benny Smyth	....	electrician: Washington D.C. (as Benny Smythe)
Robert Spencer	....	best boy: Washington D.C.
Julian Sternthal	....	dolly grip: Washington D.C.
Hektor Stockton	....	electrician
Rick Strodel	....	grip: Washington D.C.
Wes Sullivan	....	rigging gaffer: Washington D.C. (as Wesley Sullivan)
Christopher A. Thompson	....	electrician
Russell A. Wicks	....	best boy rigging: Washington D.C. (as Russell Wicks)
Mark Willis	....	camera operator
Jason Younger	....	best boy grip: Washington D.C. (as Jason M. Younger)
Jaclyn Young	....	second assistant camera
Mike Wilson	....	rigging electrician: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Oliver Wood	....	director of photography: re-shoots (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Clint Alexander	....	casting assistant: US
Kim Burns	....	extras casting: Washington D.C.
Luisa Cabbidu	....	extras casting associate
Joey Cee	....	casting assistant: US
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Elizabeth Dionne	....	casting manager
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting: Toronto
Hollie Meyer	....	casting assistant: Toronto
Betsy Royall	....	extras casting: Washington D.C.
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Antonelli	....	key costumer: Washington D.C.
Sylvie Bonniere	....	seamstress
Linda M. Boyland	....	set costumer: Washington D.C.
Jay Du Boisson	....	assistant costume designer
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera	....	costume supervisor: Washington D.C.
Brenda Gilles	....	background costumer
Wayne Godfrey	....	set costume supervisor
Lindsay Jacobs	....	costume supervisor
Alexandra Krost	....	set costumer: Washington D.C. (as Alexandra Kroft)
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter
Mara Majorowicz	....	key costumer: Washington D.C.
Sara Schilt	....	costume buyer
Derek Sullivan	....	additional costumer
Monica Wier	....	costume supervisor: truck

Editorial Department
David Black	....	editorial assistant
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Doug Caron	....	first assistant editor: Toronto (as Douglas Caron)
David Orr	....	color timer
William Paley	....	assistant editor
Craig Tanner	....	associate editor
David Tarnawsky	....	second assistant editor: Toronto
Sarah Thiessen	....	first assistant editor (as Sarah Kathleen Thiessen)

Music Department
John Bires	....	additional score audio
Mychael Danna	....	additional orchestrator
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	music contractor
Greg Dennen	....	scoring crew (as Greg Dennon)
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Brad Haehnel	....	score mixer
Brad Haehnel	....	score recordist
Russ Howard III	....	music programmer
Jen Monnar	....	music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Jamie Olvera	....	scoring crew
Ryan Robinson	....	scoring crew
Rob Simonsen	....	additional music arranger
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Matthew E. Taylor	....	additional score audio (as Matthew Taylor)
Rich Wheeler	....	scoring crew
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	music editor: temp (as Mark Wlodarkiewicz)

Transportation Department
Gaytra Arnold	....	transportation assistant: Washington D.C. (as Gaytra D. Arnold)
Jon Bergholz	....	on-set transportation captain: Washington D.C.
Jon Bergholz	....	picture car coordinator: Washington D.C.
Danielle Fredrickson	....	transportation dispatcher: Washington D.C.
Jacqueline Hurd	....	picture car assistant: Washington D.C. (as Jacqueline L. Hurd)
Jason Leeking	....	transportation co-captain
Shaun Magee	....	picture car captain (as Shaun W. Magee)
Paul Marshall	....	transportation captain
John Ozlins	....	transportation coordinator (as John Ozolins)
Doug Perry	....	transportation captain
Verdell E. Veney	....	transportation captain: Washington D.C.
James Edward Watson	....	transportation co-captain: Washington D.C.
Gilbert Young	....	transportation coordinator: Washington D.C.
Bill Hong	....	driver: insert car (uncredited)

Other crew
Kevin Alakas	....	assistant accountant
Jeff Albrecht	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (as Jeff W. Albrecht)
Gerry Alfonso	....	payroll accountant
Courtenay Bainbridge	....	production secretary
Richard Baker	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (as Richard W. Baker)
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer (as Frenchie Berger)
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	gun handler (as Frenchie Berger)
Ted Borodaeff	....	stand-in
Dmitri S. Boudrine	....	adr loop group (as Demitri Boudrine)
Shelley A. Boylen	....	production coordinator
Shelly Boylen	....	production coordinator (as Shelley A. Boylen)
Kathryn Buck	....	script supervisor
Jen Carden	....	photo double
Cathy Cavadini	....	adr loop group (as Catherine Cavadini)
Jas Chima	....	assistant: Mr. Ray (as Jasbunder C. Chima)
Rachel Clarke	....	second assistant accountant
Richard Cutting	....	photo double
Alix Davis	....	location scout
Shanya Dejczak	....	office production assistant
Sam Ennis	....	key craft services
Evelyn S. Farkas	....	set medic: Washington D.C.
Greg Finley	....	adr loop group
Jeff Fischer	....	adr loop group (as Jeffrey Todd Fischer)
Peggy Flood	....	adr loop group
Chris Flynn	....	office production assistant: Washington D.C.
Ginny Galloway	....	assistant production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Rachel Gar-El	....	stand-in: Caroline Dhavernas
Michael Glassman	....	assistant: Mr. Newmyer
Wayne Godfrey	....	on-set supervisor
Lisa Hagenmeyer	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Barbara Harris	....	adr group coordinator
Lauren Hassard	....	set medic
Brian Hegedus	....	location assistant: Washington D.C.
Andy Hirsch	....	adr loop group
David Holtz	....	office production assistant
Barbara Iley	....	adr loop group
Christine Irons	....	production secretary: Washington D.C.
Monique Jeter	....	office production assistant: Washington D.C.
Douglas M. Jones	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (as Doug Jones)
Alyssa Kling	....	on-set tutor
Tim Kossa	....	location assistant: Washington D.C.
Jennifer Kostuik	....	asset coordinator
Candace Kunderman	....	third assistant accountant
Aaron Michael Lacey	....	photo double
Aaron Michael Lacey	....	stand-in
Grace Ledding	....	assistant: Mr Kroopf
Dahla MacKenna	....	educational supervisor
Gabrielle Mahon	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Dylan Matlock	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Shaun M. McGovern	....	assistant accountant: Washington D.C. (as Shaun McGovern)
Luis M. Mendoza	....	assistant location manager: Boston
Ashleigh Millar	....	key craft service
Melissa Morgan	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Jared Morrison	....	photo double: Jonathan Watton
Jared Morrison	....	stand-in: Tom Barnett
Louise Muskala	....	assistant: Mr. Merims
John Nelles	....	dialect coach
Matthew Dillon Noonan	....	location assistant: Washington D.C.
David Christopher O'Neill	....	location production assistant (as David O'Neill)
Eric M. O'Neill	....	special consultant (as Eric O'Neill)
Jason Pace	....	adr loop group
Adam Patterson	....	production assistant
Richard Penn	....	adr loop group
Julie Pereira	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Monica Perez Gelbman	....	accountant: post-production (as Monica Gelbman)
Mary Linda Phillips	....	adr loop group
Karen Pidgurski	....	unit publicist
Clare Piller	....	product placement
Clare Piller	....	rights and clearances
Jarrod Price	....	assistant location manager
Peggy Pridemore	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Stephanie Puckett	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (as Stephanie L. Puckett)
Billy Raum	....	location production assistant: Washington D.C.
Noreen Reardon	....	adr loop group
Shayla Reid	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Luke Sandler	....	assistant: Mr. Newmyer
Chris Santana	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Vernon Scott	....	adr loop group
Mallory Snyder	....	production intern
Warner Strauss	....	location manager: re-shoots
Joel Swetow	....	adr loop group
Elaine Thurston	....	production accountant
Michael Tough	....	location manager
David Vogel	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (as David M. Vogel)
Dan Walton	....	payroll accountant: Washington D.C. (as D'Dan Walton)
Alison Waxman	....	assistant production coordinator
Ryan Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Ray, Washington D.C.
Ruth Zalduondo	....	adr loop group
Stephanie Lee Berger	....	weapons handler (uncredited)
Brian Dragonuk	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Aaron Merrell	....	director of production: SKE (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert F. Newmyer	....	in memory of (as Bobby Newmyer)
Anthony A. Williams	....	thanks (as Mayor Anthony A. Williams)

Production Companies

• Double Agent Productions Inc.
• Universal Pictures
• Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
• Intermedia
• Outlaw Pictures
• Outlaw Productions (I)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Kimmel International (2007) (non-USA) (all media) (sales)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Central Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Film Messenger (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Granite Rock Films (2007) (Albania) (DVD) (limited release)
• Lighthouse Pictures (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Paris Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• Presidio (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Rialto Film AG (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects (opticals)
• Mr. X (visual effects)
• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Black Diamond Catering  craft service: Washington D.C.
• By David's  catering
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Corbis  stock photographs
• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• DeLuxe Toronto  film laboratory: dailies
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  international publicity
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  score recorded at (as WB Eastwood Scoring Stage)
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Services)
• NBC News Archives  footage courtesy of
• PS Production Services  Chapman camera dollies
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paskal Lighting  lighting and grip equipment: Washington D.C.
• Platinum Craft Service  craft service
• Right Lobe Design Group  title design
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility (as Soundtrack Boston)
• Studio Catering  catering
• Tomkats Catering  catering: Washington D.C. (as Tomkats)
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recorded at (as Universal Studio Sound)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Hanssen (USA) (working title)
The 11th Hour (USA) (working title)

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

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

Company:

Double Agent Productions Inc.

Trivia:

In the movie, Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper) is obsessed with Catherine Zeta-Jones. In reality, Cooper and Zeta-Jones won their respective Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress Oscars at the same Academy Awards ceremony in 2003.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Kate Burroughs and Eric O'Neill are talking near the end of the movie inside Hanssen's office. You can see a crew member making slight movements in a picture frame's reflection on the bookshelf.

Quotes:

Kate Burroughs: The director's running it. He sees your pages every day.
Eric O'Neill: [looks nervous]
Kate Burroughs: [smiles] Keep them coming, by the way. Our audio's missing about ninety percent of what Hanssen says in there.
Eric O'Neill: He mumbles.
Kate Burroughs: He does a lot of things, this guy.

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Breach is excellent true-to-life story of Robert Hanssen

Breach is based on the true story of the capture of Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent responsible for many treasonous acts against the United States. Chris Cooper is excellent throughout in portraying a Catholic family man who goes to church constantly with his wife and kids while hiding his sexual perversions. Ryan Phillippe is Eric O'Neill, Hanssen's new assistant who is assigned by boss Laura Linney to keep tabs on Hanssen to use as evidence against him. Caroline Dhavernas as Eric's European wife who wants Eric to come clean about his job, Gary Cole as another agent, and Dennis Haysbert as Linney's superior round out the fine cast in a film that slowly but surely builds up suspense in the various ways of snooping that brings the bureau closer to catching Hanssen in the act of treason. Don't expect James Bond or Alias action here. Do expect an excellent drama about an agent who almost slipped from the FBI's hands.