---
title: 'Behind Enemy Lines (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Moore'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/behind-enemy-lines-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159273/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

2001 · 101 min · Drama, Action, War, Thriller · United States

Part of: Behind Enemy Lines

## Synopsis

Behind Enemy Lines is a 2001 American action war film directed by John Moore in his directorial debut and starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. The film tells the story of Lieutenant Chris Burnett, an American naval flight officer, who is shot down over Bosnia and uncovers genocide during the Bosnian War. Meanwhile, the rear admiral commanding the carrier strike group to which he is assigned is struggling to gain approval to launch a combat search and rescue mission to save Burnett. The plot is loosely based on a 1995 incident involving Scott O'Grady that occurred during the war.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-moore)
- **Screenplay:** [Zak Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/zak-penn), [David Veloz](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-veloz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Don Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-davis)
- **Producer:** [John Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-davis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Brendan Galvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendan-galvin)

## Cast

- [Leon Russom](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-russom) as Ed Burnett
- [Eyal Podell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eyal-podell) as Petty Officer Kennedy
- [Aleksander Krupa](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksander-krupa) as Serb General Miroslav Lokar
- [Charles Malik Whitfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-malik-whitfield) as Marine Captain Glen Rodway
- [Aernout van Lynden](https://cinepixo.com/people/aernout-van-lynden) as Aernout van Lynden
- [Todd Boyce](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-boyce) as Junior Officer
- [Vladimir Mashkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-mashkov) as Serb Sniper Sasha Ivanic
- [Gene Hackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-hackman) as Rear Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
- [David Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-keith) as Master Chief Tom O'Malley
- [Vladimír Oktávec](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-oktavec) as Serb President Petrovic
- [Geoff Pierson](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoff-pierson) as Admiral Donnelly
- [Kamil Mikulčík](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamil-mikulcik) as Tiger
- [Joaquim de Almeida](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquim-de-almeida) as Admiral Juan Miguel Piquet
- [Salaetin Bilal](https://cinepixo.com/people/salaetin-bilal) as Muslim Guerilla Leader Ejup
- [Gabriel Macht](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-macht) as Navy Pilot Lieutenant Jeremy "Smoke" Stackhouse

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