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Title: The Insider (1999)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Ron Motley | |
| Gina Gershon | ... | Helen Caperelli | |
| Michael Gambon | ... | Thomas Sandefur | |
| Rip Torn | ... | John Scanlon | |
| Lynne Thigpen | ... | Mrs. Williams | |
| Hallie Eisenberg | ... | Barbara Wigand | |
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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
"The Insider" in many ways reflects the golden days of American cinematography, where every scene serves a purpose, dialogue is sharp and poignant, and characters and events remain true to their emotions and nature.
The film presents certain questions throughout its duration that are intended to invoke thought in the viewer, and at the same time explores them to unprecedented depths which are by no means native to the film industry. The story is of a quick-paced nature, and demands that the viewer pay the utmost attention to every single line and image presented; it flabbergasts in its unparallelled structure of continuity and coherence to those sentient enough.
After watching this film, it became apparent why Crowe was so reluctant to play the role of Maximus in "Gladiator" after acting the part of Jeffrey Wigand. It appears more or less as if Crowe had been this character in reality, and it really inspires to see that such a talented actor is finally beginning to enjoy the prominence that he deserves.
In the past decades, there has been a progressive decline in the number of intelligent films making it onto the market, but the success of "The Insider" will hopefully serve as a shout-out to all the film companies and directors reluctant to tread on such sensitive ground. This movie could not receive a higher recommendation!