Breach, 2007, Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney
Breach is a 2007 film starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, and Laura Linney. The film is directed by Billy Ray and is based on the story of Eric O'Neill, an upstart FBI operative working under Robert Hanssen, an agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union (and, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia) for 15 years. The film debuted in the USA on February 16, 2007. The film's DVD was released on June 12, 2007. Breach is rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language.
Reviews of the film have been very positive, with much praise going to Chris Cooper's performance. On the February 17th edition of Ebert and Roeper, Richard Roeper gave the film a thumbs up calling it the best movie of the year so far. He also declared Cooper's performance worthy of an Oscar nomination.
Cast
Actor Role
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
Tom Barnett Jim Olsen
Bruce Davison John O'Neill Wikipedia
