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The Insider

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 2h 37m
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Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
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  • Biography
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A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
169K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,781
27
  • Director
    • Michael Mann
  • Writers
    • Marie Brenner(based on the Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much" by)
    • Eric Roth
    • Michael Mann
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Al Pacino
    • Christopher Plummer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Mann
  • Writers
    • Marie Brenner(based on the Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much" by)
    • Eric Roth
    • Michael Mann
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Al Pacino
    • Christopher Plummer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 565User reviews
    • 207Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 7 Oscars
      • 23 wins & 58 nominations total

    Videos6

    The Insider
    Trailer 2:25
    The Insider
    'The Insider' | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:38
    'The Insider' | Anniversary Mashup
    "Stay Away from Me"
    Clip 1:27
    "Stay Away from Me"
    "I Think It's Worth It"
    Clip 1:15
    "I Think It's Worth It"
    The Insider
    Clip 1:31
    The Insider
    The Insider
    Clip 1:20
    The Insider

    Photos191

    Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
    Al Pacino, Philip Baker Hall, and Christopher Plummer in The Insider (1999)
    Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
    Russell Crowe in The Insider (1999)
    Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, and Hallie Eisenberg in The Insider (1999)
    Lowell Bergman and Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    Lowell Bergman and Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    Al Pacino stars as 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman
    Russell Crowe stars as Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    L to R - Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall), Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) and Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer)
    Russell Crowe stars as Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    L to R - Debbie De Luca (Debi Mazar), Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall) and Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer)

    Top cast

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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Jeffrey Wigandas Jeffrey Wigand
    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Lowell Bergmanas Lowell Bergman
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Mike Wallaceas Mike Wallace
    Diane Venora
    Diane Venora
    • Liane Wigandas Liane Wigand
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Don Hewittas Don Hewitt
    Lindsay Crouse
    Lindsay Crouse
    • Sharon Tilleras Sharon Tiller
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Debbie De Lucaas Debbie De Luca
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Eric Klusteras Eric Kluster
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Richard Scruggsas Richard Scruggs
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Ron Motleyas Ron Motley
    Gina Gershon
    Gina Gershon
    • Helen Caperellias Helen Caperelli
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Thomas Sandefuras Thomas Sandefur
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • John Scanlonas John Scanlon
    Lynne Thigpen
    Lynne Thigpen
    • Mrs. Williamsas Mrs. Williams
    Hallie Eisenberg
    Hallie Eisenberg
    • Barbara Wigandas Barbara Wigand
    Michael Paul Chan
    Michael Paul Chan
    • Norman the Cameramanas Norman the Cameraman
    Linda Hart
    Linda Hart
    • Mrs. Wigandas Mrs. Wigand
    Robert Harper
    Robert Harper
    • Mark Sternas Mark Stern
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writers
      • Marie Brenner(based on the Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much" by)
      • Eric Roth
      • Michael Mann
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Balls-out 60 Minutes (1968) Producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) sniffs a story when a former research biologist for Brown & Williamson, Jeff Wigand (Russell Crowe), won't talk to him. When the company leans hard on Wigand to honor a confidentiality agreement, he gets his back up. Trusting Bergman, and despite a crumbling marriage, he goes on camera for a Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer) interview and risks arrest for contempt of court. Westinghouse is negotiating to buy CBS, so CBS attorneys advise CBS News to shelve the interview and avoid a lawsuit. 60 Minutes (1968) and CBS News bosses cave, Wigand is hung out to dry, Bergman is compromised, and the CEOs of Big Tobacco may get away with perjury. Will the truth come out? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • whistleblower
    • tortuous interference
    • 1990s
    • tobacco
    • cbs news
    • 294 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Warning: Exposing the Truth May Be Hazardous
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mike Moore, the Attorney General of Mississippi, played himself for the scenes involving the lawsuit.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the film when Mike Wallace refuses to move his chair away from the Sheik, the translator translates Mike's English into Farsi to the Arabic-speaking Hezbollah. Farsi and Arabic are not the same language and usually Persians and Arabs do not understand each other's languages, unless they studied them.
    • Quotes

      Mike Wallace: Who are these people?

      Lowell Bergman: Ordinary people under extraordinary pressure, Mike. What the hell do you expect? Grace and consistency?

    • Alternate versions
      The TV version is actually longer than the theatrical version and was extended over two nights. The edit was supervised by director Michael Mann.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 1999 (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Tempest
      Written by Lisa Gerrard, Madjid Khaladj and Pieter Bourke
      Performed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke
      Courtesy of 4 AD Limited/Warner Bros. Records Inc.

    User reviews565

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A very good thriller
    The Insider is a 1999 movie directed by Micheal Mann based on a segment of CBS TV Show "60 Minutes". The movie depicts the true events that happened in the background. It is a about an interview of a tobacco company whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand portrayed by Russell Crowe. Al Pacino stars as Lowell Bergman, the producer of the show. There is nothing flambuoyant, nothing extravagant, just true events although dramatized for the sake of a movie.

    The movie is a fantastic, pure thriller. It will grip you to the seats till the end. The screenplay is really brilliant but the standout factor is the acting of the two titans, Russell Crowe and Al Pacino. I was amazed by their performances.

    I am not going to elaborate on the storyline here. You just watch and enjoy.
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    • maheshmanutd
    • Feb 5, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 5, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Arabic
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • 60 Minutes
    • Filming locations
      • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Forward Pass
      • Blue Lion Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,089,912
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,712,361
      • Nov 7, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,289,912
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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