Burn After Reading (2008)
„Burn after reading - Nach dem Lesen vernichten!“ So müsste eigentlich die Anweisung für die Lektüre der Memoiren des suspendierten CIA-Agenten Ozzie Cox lauten. Doch daran denken die Fitness-Trainerin Linda Litzke und ihr gutaussehender jedoch etwas dümmlicher Kollege Chad Feldheimer natürlich nicht im Traum, als sie zufällige eine CD mit dem offensichtlich brisanten Manuskript in einer der Umkleidekabine ihres Studios finden. Die beiden wittern das ganz große Geschäft mit den geheimen Staatsaffären. Ausgerechnet die Liebesaffären des Beamten Harry Pfarrer behindern ihren Erpressungsversuch. Schon bald ist den Amateur-Erpressern eine ganze Horde diverser Geheimdienste auf den Fersen. Zu allem Übel kommen dann auch noch die Russen ins Spiel …
Die Regisseur: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen.
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George Clooney as Harry Pfarrer |
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Frances McDormand as Linda Litzke |
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Brad Pitt as Chad Feldheimer |
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John Malkovich as Osborne Cox |
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Tilda Swinton as Katie Cox |
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Richard Jenkins as Ted |
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Elizabeth Marvel as Sandy Pfarrer |
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David Rasche as CIA Officer |
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J.K. Simmons as CIA Superior |
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Olek Krupa as Krapotkin |
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Michael Countryman as Alan |
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Kevin Sussman as Tuchman Marsh Man |
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J.R. Horne as Divorce Lawyer |
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Hamilton Clancy as Peck |
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Armand Schultz as Olson |
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Pun Bandhu as Party Guest |
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Karla Mosley as Party Guest |
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Jeffrey DeMunn as Cosmetic Surgeon |
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Richard Poe as Stretching Gym Patron |
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Carmen M. Herlihy as Prospective Gym Customer |
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Raul Aranas as Manolo |
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Judy Frank as Lawyer's Secretary |
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Sándor Técsy as Russian Embassy Escort |
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Yury Tsykun as Senior Russian Embassy Man |
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Brian O'Neill as Hal |
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Robert Prescott as Process Server |
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Matt Walton as Morning Show Host |
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Lori Hammel as Morning Show Hostess |
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Crystal Bock as PR Woman |
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Patrick Boll as Sandy's Man |
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Logan Kulick as Four-Year-Old Patient |
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Dermot Mulroney as Star of "Coming Up Daisy" |
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Robert R. Barry as Drunken Princetonian |
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Ted Bouton as Drunken Princetonian |
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Bob Bowersox as Drunken Princetonian |
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Oliver Buckingham as Drunken Princetonian |
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Michael Fawcett as Drunken Princetonian |
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William Fowle as Drunken Princetonian |
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Charles Gemmill as Drunken Princetonian |
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Mitch Giannunzio as Drunken Princetonian |
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Cliff Goulet as Drunken Princetonian |
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William D. Grey as Drunken Princetonian |
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Gary Henderson as Drunken Princetonian |
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Ron Kidd as Drunken Princetonian |
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Bill Massof as Drunken Princetonian |
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Brian McKeon as Drunken Princetonian |
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Ken McNeill as Drunken Princetonian |
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Tim Miller as Drunken Princetonian |
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Jay Parks as Drunken Princetonian |
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Roger Rathburn as Drunken Princetonian |
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Eric Richardson as Drunken Princetonian |
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Bart Wilder as Drunken Princetonian |
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Stephen Ananicz as Gym Guy (uncredited) |
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Matt Cannon as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Kimberly Dorsey as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Lil Rhee as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Liam Ferguson as Businessman (uncredited) |
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Matthew James Gulbranson as Midwestern Tourist (uncredited) |
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RJ Konner as Senator (uncredited) |
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Douglas Nelson as Man in Park (uncredited) |
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Kevin Tan as Suspicious Tourist - Day Player (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Mowery as Suspicious Man (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ethan Coen | Director |
| Directing | Joel Coen | Director |
| Production | Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Production | Joel Coen | Producer |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Graf | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ethan Coen | Editor |
| Editing | Joel Coen | Editor |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Art | Jess Gonchor | Production Design |
| Art | David Swayze | Art Direction |
| Crew | Samantha MacIvor | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Crew | Stephanie Finochio | Stunts |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | Assistant Director |
| Art | Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Production | Robert Graf | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Michelle Wright | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Production | Karen Ruth Getchell | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Mick O'Rourke | Stunts |
| Crew | Will Caban | Special Effects |
| Crew | Steven R. Hammond | Transportation Captain |
| Lighting | Kevin 'Vinnie' Campbell | Gaffer |
| Crew | J. John Corbett | Title Graphics |
| Camera | George Richmond | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Ron Petagna Sr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Joanne Lamstein | Stunts |
| Art | Jeffrey Rollins | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | David Diliberto | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Peter Kurland | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Craig Berkey | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Craig Berkey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Randall Balsmeyer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Adrienne Winterhalter | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Greenbaum | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fionnuala Lynch | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Regan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Deborah Jensen | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jeffrey D. McDonald | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Tobin Ost | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Nithya Shrinivasan | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Davenport | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Crew | George B. Colucci Jr. | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Ann Black | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyndell Quiyou | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Rivera | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldo Sanchez | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Bac DeLorme | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Rebecca Meis DeMarco | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Art | JoAnn Atwood | Set Dresser |
| Art | Carl Catanese | Set Dresser |
| Art | Steven T. Duke | Set Dresser |
| Art | Roman Greller | Set Dresser |
| Art | Stephen G. Shifflette | Set Dresser |
| Art | Joe Taglairino | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Darrin Mann | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | James Morioka | Foley Editor |
| Writing | Joel Coen | Writer |
| Writing | Ethan Coen | Writer |
| Camera | George Richmond | "A" Camera Operator |