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Directed by | Tony Scott |
Written by | David Marconi |
Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
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Cinematography | Dan Mindel |
Edited by | Chris Lebenzon |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $90 million[1] |
Box office | $250.8 million[1] |
Enemy of the State is a 1998 American political action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by David Marconi, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman with an ensemble supporting cast consisting of Jon Voight, Regina King, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper and Gabriel Byrne. In the film, a lawyer is targeted by a group of corrupt National Security Agency (NSA) agents after he unknowingly receives a tape of the agents murdering a congressman.
Enemy of the State was released on November 20, 1998, by Buena Vista Pictures through its Touchstone Pictures label. The film grossed $250.8 million worldwide, and received generally positive reviews from film critics, with many praising the writing and direction as well as the chemistry between Smith and Hackman.