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Release Date:
16 February 2007 (USA)
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Inspired by the true story of the greatest security breach in U.S. history more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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(61 articles)
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Great plot twists without giving away too much along the way
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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) |
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Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language.
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110 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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Hanssen tells O'Neill, "if I ever catch you in my office again, you're gonna be pissin' purple for a week." The real Robert Hanssen's undoing was a George S. Patton quote about "the purple-pissin' Japanese", a quote which Hanssen was fond of repeating. The FBI had paid a Russian agent $7 million for the KGB's file on the American mole - known to the KGB at the time only as Ramon Garcia. The file included a note of the mole about "purple-pissing Japanese" and Robert Hanssen became the prime suspect in the investigation. The FBI arrested Hanssen three months after receiving the file. The film concerns the last two months of the investigation.
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Anachronisms: In a number of scenes, computers were displayed clearly showing Microsoft 'Windows XP' screens. Windows XP did not appear until October 25, 2001, well after the time the movie was set.
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Robert Hanssen:
I wrote a program last night using just ones and zeros, just to see if I could do it.
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References Secret Agent (1936)
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Near You
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We had the opportunity to see the film and engage in a Q&A with writer/director Billy Ray.
The movie was so tightly written and portrayed events in such a way that in a very short amount of time you understood so much more than was covered by all of the books and newspaper accounts of the incident involving Robert Hanssen.
The acting was fantastic with Chris Cooper way out in front giving another amazing performance.
The Q&A with Billy Ray revealed a man who is so skilled at his craft and so methodical and strategic yet at the same time plagued by unnecessary insecurity.
This is a must see!