Breach (2007 film)

Breach
Original theatrical release poster
Directed by	Billy Ray
Screenplay by	Billy Ray Adam Mazer William Rotko
Story by	Adam Mazer William Rotko
Produced by	Bobby Newmyer Scott Kroopf Adam Merims Scott Strauss
Starring	Chris Cooper Ryan Phillippe Laura Linney Dennis Haysbert Caroline Dhavernas Gary Cole Kathleen Quinlan
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Edited by	Jeffrey Ford
Music by	Mychael Danna
Production company	Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$23 million
Box office	$41 million[1]

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 for more than two decades. It stars Chris Cooper as Hanssen and Ryan Phillippe as Eric O'Neill, the FBI Investigator who helped bring about his downfall. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $41 million on a $23 million budget.