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The Insider (1999)

R 10/28/1999 (US) Drama, Thriller, History 2h 38m

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Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.

Overview

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

Michael Mann

Director, Screenplay
Eric Roth

Screenplay

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Al Pacino

Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe

Jeffrey Wigand
Christopher Plummer

Mike Wallace
Diane Venora

Liane Wigand
Philip Baker Hall

Don Hewitt
Lindsay Crouse

Sharon Tiller
Debi Mazar

Debbie De Luca
Stephen Tobolowsky

Eric Kluster
Colm Feore

Richard Scruggs
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What if Michael Mann, Russell Crowe and Al Pacino ensemble in a film all together? Well, The Insider, with the above clever formula does exist and it is definitely an earthly paradise. Russell Crowe is a tobacco industry researcher named Jeffrey Wigand who accidentally revealed a addictive substance abuse in a famous tobacco company named Big Tobacco. He appeared in a CBS program “60 Minutes” based on an invitation by its presenter, Mike Wallace. His fate changed drastically, he had no choice but to sacrifice his reputation, job and family. In contrast to his heroic role in Gladiator, Crowe her... read the rest.

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