The Insider
Warning: Exposing the Truth May Be Hazardous
- In Theaters
5 Nov 1999
- Soundtrack
- On DVD
11 Apr 2000
- Netflix
| In Movie Theaters: | Friday, November 5, 1999 |
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| On DVD: | Tuesday, April 11, 2000 Released; Now Available Buy or Rent Availability |
| Director: | Michael Mann |
| Cast: more cast | 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 |
| Companies: | Touchstone Pictures & 2 more |
| Rating: | R for language. |
| Runtime: | 2 hours, 37 minutes |
Storyline
The Insider recounts the chain of events that pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry and dragged two people into the fight of their lives. Al Pacino stars as veteran 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman and Russell Crowe co-stars as the ultimate insider, former tobacco executive Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. When Wigand is fired by his employer -- one of the largest tobacco companies in America -- he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story Bergman is working on regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations. As they soon find out, Corporate America will use all legal means at its disposal to save a billion-dollar-a-year habit. And as the corporate giants soon find out, Bergman and Wigand are honorable men, driven to smoke out the evidence.
Additional Notes:
Although the film "The Insider" is based on a true story, certain events depicted in the film have been fictionalized for dramatic effect.
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