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| Directed by | Costa Gavras |
| Produced by | Irwin Winkler |
| Written by | Joe Eszterhas |
| Starring | Debra Winger Tom Berenger John Heard John Mahoney |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Distributed by | United Artists/MGM |
| Release date(s) | 26 August 1988 |
| Running time | 127 min. Constantinos Gavras (born February 13, 1933, Loutra Iraias, Greece) better known as (Constantin Costa-Gavras (Κώστας Γαβράς Irwin Winkler (born May 25, 1931) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and director. Josef Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian - American Writer, known for his screenplays for the films Basic Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American Actor known mainly for John Heard may refer to John Heard (ferryman (born 1835 ferryman and namesake of Heard's Ferry John Heard (actor (born John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an award-winning English American Actor, best known for playing Martin Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) |
| Language | English |
Betrayed is a 1988 motion picture drama directed by Costa Gavras, written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Tom Berenger and Debra Winger. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Constantinos Gavras (born February 13, 1933, Loutra Iraias, Greece) better known as (Constantin Costa-Gavras (Κώστας Γαβράς Josef Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian - American Writer, known for his screenplays for the films Basic Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American Actor known mainly for Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress.
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Plot
Set in the American Midwest, the film begins with the murder of a Jewish radio host in Chicago. FBI undercover agent Catherine Weaver (Winger), alias Katie Phillips, sets out to infiltrate a farming community, suspected of harbouring those responsible.
After receiving a warm welcome from land-owner and farmer Gary Simmons (Berenger), his two children and extended family, she begins to believe that the FBI lead is erroneous. Throwing caution to the wind, she moves in and falls in love with Simmons, a Vietnam War veteran who appears to command the respect of the local community. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia A short while later, her suspicions are aroused by talk of family secrets and as more chilling events unfold, Katie is exposed to the fact that Gary is the leader of a Klan-like white supremacy group involved in heinous, often gut-wrenching, acts of racial violence. Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are
In too deep, Katie pleads with boss and mentor Michael Carnes (John Heard) to release her from the assignment, but he refuses, instead turning the screw on her mixed loyalties. John Heard may refer to John Heard (ferryman (born 1835 ferryman and namesake of Heard's Ferry John Heard (actor (born Ultimately, she must betray either the man she loves or the country she has sworn to protect.
The start sequence is loosely based on the 1984 murder of Denver DJ Alan Berg, who was murdered by white supremacists known as The Order. Alan Berg (January 1934 – June 18, 1984) was an American Attorney turned Radio talk show host in For other uses see The Order. The Order, also known as the Brüder Schweigen or Silent Brotherhood, was an organization This is also the theme of the Oliver Stone movie Talk Radio. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Talk Radio is a 1988 film starring Eric Bogosian as a controversial " Shock jock "
The film is culturally significant in one of the first accurate contemporary depictions of social computer networking. In a subtle chilling scene, the extent of the racist organization is revealed by a look at their Usenet group. Usenet, a Portmanteau of "user" and "network" is a world-wide distributed Internet discussion system
Reviews
The film was moderately successful from a critical perspective, with the movie review amalgamation site RottenTomatoes. com giving it a 63% Fresh rating [1]. The performance of Winger was praised by some reviewers, who felt she was successful in conveying complex and mixed emotions throughout. {{Fact} Critics of the film point to a muddled and sometimes unbelievable unraveling of the plot.
Trivia
- In a 1996 interview, Tom Berenger named Betrayed as his favourite film, shrugging off any media criticism with the retort "It was exactly what it was meant to be".
- The film is mentioned in the Seinfeld episode "The Comeback". Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons
See also
References
External links
- Betrayed at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Berenger at TV.com
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