Betrayed (1988) Polish Poster

Like any American film that slits open the underbelly of the worst of human nature, Betrayed failed at the box office. Undercover FBI agent ‘Katie Phillips’ is assigned to infiltrate a farming community, suspected of complicity in racial murder. Her instincts are thrown when she falls for Vietnam veteran Simmons, a family man and pillar of the community. But is he what he seems?

Everyone ends up both the betrayer and the betrayed, and director Costa-Gavras (Z 1969 and Missing 1982) ensures the controversial political issues are not lost at the expense of the drama. A chamber script from the usually more bombastic Joe Eszterhas – he and Costa-Gravas made Music Box (1989) next.

 Artist: Wieslaw Walkuski (his Danton is possibly the most vicious poster ever)

 Condition: VERY FINE / NEAR MINT (Rolled)