Hanssen, the master spy who singlehandedly created the. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed america is a 2002 nonfiction book by david wise. With william hurt, marylouise parker, david strathairn, ron silver. Robert hanssen was an fbi officer who sold secrets to the kgb. But as i persevered through the book, i finally understood what the author was doingspeaking as hanssen spokeand began to appreciate it. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed america free epub, mobi, pdf ebooks download, ebook torrents download.
It was written by norman mailer and directed by lawrence schiller. The robert hanssen story 2002 is a madefortelevision movie based on the story of robert hanssen, who was charged with and convicted of. The robert hanssen story, with the teleplay by norman mailer and starring william hurt as hanssen. The robert hanssen story 2002 is a biography, drama movie starring william hurt and marylouise parker. Unfortunately, this film fails to live up to the potential that one might expect from a fascinating story and a fine cast. One of the most damaging double agents in modern american history, robert hanssen gave the soviets, and later the russians, thousands of pages of. The direction of the film is poor, and it jumps around from theme to theme in a somewhat disconcerting way. He is the daring traitor who sells americas nuclear secrets to the kgb, and enters into a dangerous game of catandmouse that could cost him his life. The problem with master spy is that it focuses excessively, indeed almost obsessively, on hanssen s sexual deviancy, and never really explores hanssen s actual betrayals.
The robert hanssen story tv movie 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Originally presented in two parts by the cbs network, master spy is the true story of robert hanssen, a disgruntled fbi agent who, for 20 years, systematically sold out his country to the former soviet union. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. During a postcold war era in american politics, one respected fbi agent sold secrets to the kgb for over a decade. Robert hanssen, in full robert philip hanssen, born april 18, 1944, chicago, illinois, u. Learn the true story behind this spy movie that stars chris cooper and ryan phillippe.
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Its helpful to know what the book isnt before you read it. He was the subject of a 2002 madefortelevision movie, master spy. Journey into the world of highstakes espionage with the gripping truelife tale of robert hanssen, the respected fbi agent who betrayed his family, his religion, and his country. David wise is a master at penetrating the invisible government. It is not a detailed analysis of the specific criminal activities of robert p. Robert phillip hanssen is presented as an fbi official struggling to have his intellect recognized, and he succumbs to the lure of espionage for the soviets. True story about the cat and mouse game between the fbi trying to find a soviet mole in their ranks and robert hanssen, one of the top fbi agents and said mole. Investigate the real fbi spy robert hanssen and operative eric oneill behind the movie breach. I am a student of the robert hanssen affair, and thus i had high hopes for this film, particularly given that william hurt stars as robert hanssen. The robert hanssen story a psychological drama that fails to haunt, intrigue or even repel its audience, master spy is a slowly told.
William hurt, marylouise parker, david strathairn, ron silver, hilit pace, alexander kalugin, lev prygunov. How accurate was the movie breach, the story of spy. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed. True story about the cat and mouse game between the fbi. This film assumes that hanssen s sole motivation was money. This eccentric figure in american history who betrayed his country was robert hanssen, a top agent who put his life in the balance seemingly for the reason of living out a spy fantasy fascination.
The robert hanssen story with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The film depicts hanssen played by william hurt as hyperintelligent and hypersensitive, frustrated by what he perceives to be the. Federal bureau of investigation fbi who was one of the soviet unions and russias most valuable double agents and the most damaging spy ever to penetrate the fbi. The robert hanssen story 2002 is a madefortelevision movie based on the story of robert hanssen, who was charged with and convicted of selling american secrets to the soviet union. Robert hanssens story of how he came to sell fbi documents to the kgb is more background than plot as scribe norman mailer and director. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. The robert hanssen story tv realise par lawrence schiller avec william hurt, marylouise parker, david. The robert hanssen story vhs, 2003 at the best online prices at ebay.
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