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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.
The Insider
(1999)
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
Tagline
Two men driven to tell the truth... whatever the cost.
Crew
| Director: | Michael Mann |
| Writers: | Michael Mann, Eric Roth |
Cast
Al Pacino 
Russell Crowe 
Christopher Plummer 
Diane Venora |
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Production Companies
Spyglass Entertainment, Forward Pass, Kaitz Productions, Mann/Roth Productions, Touchstone Pictures
