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Betrayed is a 1988 American spy thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger. The plot is roughly based upon the terrorist activities of American neo-Nazi and white supremacist Robert Mathews and his group The Order .
“Betrayed” doesn’t depict anything that hasn’t been seen many times before, but that’s less a knock on its lack of originality than a sad reflection of the fact that millions suffered ...
Betrayed or The Betrayed may refer to: Betrayal, a violation of trust; Film and television. Betrayed, an American silent film by Raoul Walsh; Betrayed ...
He compares Pariah to the 1988 Constantin Costa-Gavras film Betrayed starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger which had a similar plot. He also wrote, "Racist extremism is a problem. We need movies that address it. Chances are you already agree with these propositions.
Costa-Gavras was born in Loutra Iraias, Arcadia.His family spent the Second World War in a village in the Peloponnese, and moved to Athens after the war.His father had been a member of the Pro-Soviet branch of the Greek Resistance, and was imprisoned during the Greek Civil War.
In 1969, Fleischer, then a senior editor at Ballantine Books, was invited to write a novelization of the biker film C.C. & Company.She accepted due to financial difficulties caused by her recent divorce, and published the book under the pseudonym Mike Roote, concerned that publishing under her own name would cause problems with her employers.
Variety's review was positive: "Only thing wrong with this film is its misleading title. Tag, When Strangers Marry, suggests another of the problem plays of newlyweds when in reality pic is a taught (sic) psychological thriller about a murderer and a manhunt full of suspense and excitement."
Hanna K. opened in several American cities and played for a short time to negative reviews, and then was abruptly pulled from circulation by Universal Pictures the American distributor of the film. Costa Gavras personally advertised the film in The New York Times at a cost of $50,000. Universal forbade him to use ads prepared for the film.