The Insider

Release Date:

Nov 5, 1999

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

2:37

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Michael Mann

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
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 Kate Eisenberg	Barbara Wigand
Michael Paul Chan	Norman
Linda Hart	Mrs. Wigand
Robert Harper	Mark Stern
Nestor Serrano	FBI Agent Robertson
Pete Hamill	NY Times Reporter
Wings Hauser	Tobacco Lawyer
Clifford Curtis	Sheikh Fadlallah
Renee Olstead	Deborah Wigand
Michael Moore	Michael Moore

Producers:

Michael Mann , Pieter Jan Brugge

Writers:

Eric Roth, Michael Mann

Language:

English

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After seeking the expertise of former ''Big Tobacco'' executive Jeffrey Wigand, seasoned TV producer Lowell Bergman suspects a story lies behind Wigand's reluctance to speak. As Bergman persuades Wigand to share his knowledge of industry secrets, the two must contend with the courts and the corporations that stand between them and exposing the truth. All the while, Wigand must struggle to maintain his family life amidst lawsuits and death threats.

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