---
title: 'Breach (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Billy Ray'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/breach-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401997/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Breach (2007)

2007 · 110 min · Documentary, Drama, History, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Breach is a 2007 American spy thriller film directed by Billy Ray, who wrote the screenplay with Adam Mazer and William Rotko. The film is based on the true story of Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia off and on for more than two decades. The film stars Chris Cooper as Hanssen and Ryan Phillippe as Eric O'Neill, the FBI investigator who helped bring about Hanssen's downfall. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $41 million on a $23 million budget.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Billy Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-ray)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-ray)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mychael Danna](https://cinepixo.com/people/mychael-danna)
- **Producer:** [Scott Kroopf](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-kroopf)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Editor:** [Jeffrey Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-ford)

## Cast

- [Dennis Haysbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-haysbert)
- [Ryan Phillippe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-phillippe)
- [Mary Jo Deschanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-jo-deschanel)
- [Kathleen Quinlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-quinlan)
- [Laura Linney](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-linney)
- [Bruce Davison](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-davison)
- [Clare Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/clare-stone)
- [Caroline Dhavernas](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-dhavernas)
- [Chris Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-cooper)
- [Gary Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cole)

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Official site: http://www.breachmovie.net
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/breach-2007
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