Breach

(USA, 2006, 109 minutes)

An ambitious FBI rookie is assigned to an undercover operation as assistant to a veteran agent suspected of treason. Tight, taut espionage two-hander from a true story in the economic, sure-footed tradition of classic B movies, with two excellent lead performances.

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Universal Pictures present an Outlaw/Intermedia production. Starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Bruce Davison, Kathleen Quinlan. Directed by Billy Ray; produced by Bobby Newmyer, Scott Strauss, Scott Kroopf; screenplay by Adam Mazer, William Rotko and Billy Ray, based on a story by Adam Mazer and William Rotko; music by Mychael Danna; director of photography (Technicolor), Tak Fujimoto; production designer, Wynn Thomas; costume designer, Luis Sequeira; film editor, Jeffrey Ford.