Betrayed
Suspect. Investigator. Passion. Betrayal.
1988 | 127m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Costa-Gavras |
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| Writer: | Joe Eszterhas |
| Staring: |
| An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 26, 1988 |
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| Director: | Costa-Gavras |
| Writer: | Joe Eszterhas |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | ku klux klan, fbi, widow, murder, racism, terrorism, farmer, hunt, radio show host, white supremacists |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Chartoff-Winkler Productions, CST Telecommunications |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $19,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Debra Winger | Katie Phillips / Cathy Weaver |
| Tom Berenger | Gary Simmons |
| John Heard | Michael Carnes |
| Betsy Blair | Gladys Simmons |
| John Mahoney | Shorty |
| Ted Levine | Wes |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Flynn |
| Albert Hall | Al Sanders |
| David Clennon | Jack Carpenter |
| Robert Swan | Dean |
| Richard Libertini | Sam Kraus |
| Maria Valdez | Rachel Simmons |
| Brian Bosak | Joey Simmons |
| Alan Wilder | Duffin |
| Clifford A. Pellow | Reverend Russell Johnson |
| Ralph Foody | Lyle |
| Shawn Schepps | Betty Jo |
| Dolores Drake | Toby |
| Stephen E. Miller | Buster |
| Suzie Payne | Ellie |
| Christopher Kubasik | Gary's Buddy |
| Timothy Jerome | Jud / Bartender |
| Jack Ackroyd | Del |
| Howard Siegel | Hank |
| Ruston Harker | Young Guy |
| Howard Storey | Engineer |
| Bill Dow | Man at Gate |
| Leslie Stolzenberger | Nazi |
| Terry David Mulligan | Minister |
| Fred Keating | Carpenter's Aide |
| Dan Conway | Man with Glasses |
| Will Zahrn | Man in 30's |
| Kevin C. White | Jeff / Hunted Man |
| Jefferson Zuma Jay Wagner | Man in Bar |
| Joel Daly | News Reporter |
| Bob Herron | Bank Guard |
| Eric Geisreiter | Band Member |
| Ed Johnson | Band Member |
| Wayne Lawson | Band Member |
| Reid Seibert | Band Member |
| Vic Vogt | Band Member |
| Frank Harmon | Bureau Guard |
| Walter Marsh | Bureau Chief |
| Leroy R. Horn | Grandfather |
| W. Wayne Arrants | Radio Caller |
| Mimi Bensinger | Radio Caller |
| Bill Corsair | Radio Caller |
| Judith C. Jacobs | Radio Caller |
| Joyce Bowden | Radio Caller |
| Rodger Parsons | Radio Caller |
| Mary Sharmat | Radio Caller |
| Timothy Hutton | Juggler at the Fair (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Costa-Gavras | Director |
| Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Joe Eszterhas | Writer |
| Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Stephen Geaghan | Art Direction |
| Deborah K. Dee | Hairdresser |
| Al Magallon | Makeup Artist |
| Toni-Ann Walker | Hairdresser |
| Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Leonard Engelman | Makeup Artist |
| Kimberly Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Art Anthony | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Iloe Flewelling | Hairstylist |
| Joann Wabisca | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Joe Eszterhas | Executive Producer |
| Hal W. Polaire | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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"Betrayed" doesn't attempt to do anything to spare the sensitives of the more easily offended members of the audience. The subject matter here is white supremacy and it is an unsettling insight into the men, women and, most alarmingly of all, children who inhabit this dark, sinister, and dangerously ... corrosive world. It doesn't shy away when tackling this whole unseemly subject and the often offensive and derogatory racist language will no doubt continue to retain the power to shock and anger audiences many years from now - as indeed will this whole film. It is also a fascinating and illuminating insight into how such people are able to function in the real world and it leaves you dreading what might happen if law and order should fail and society crumbles all around us soon after that leaving the possibility that these gun toting, hate filled, people might successfully rise up and seize control for themselves.