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Based on the article The Man Who Knew Too Much, THE INSIDER depicts the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a successful scientist who is fired from the Brown & Williamson tobacco company for objecting to certain lab tests. He signs a confidentiality agreement to ease the company's nervousness, but when hotshot 60 MINUTES producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) recruits Wigand to help him decipher some technical documents, he realizes that there's a bigger story hiding inside Wigand. Eventually Bergman convinces him to break the agreement and sit for an interview with Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer). The resulting media frenzy causes Wigand to lose the support of his family and forces Bergman to confront the harsh reality of his business. Additionally, Wigand is recruited by the state of Mississippi to testify on its behalf that cigarettes are, in fact, addictive. To pay the rent, he begins teaching high school chemistry, waiting for Bergman to convince the network to air the piece. Buckling under corporate pressure, CBS pulls the plug, which sparks Bergman to leak information to the press. As Wigand deals with his personal dilemma, Bergman battles the corporation that begins to show its true colors. Both men must decide for themselves if they've made the right choices.<BR><BR>Like his other films THIEF, MANHUNTER, and HEAT, director Michael Mann takes on the theme of a man trying to do the right thing while trapped by circumstances that could destroy him. Once again Mann pulls terrific performances from his entire cast. Crowe is outstanding as Jeff Wigand, the beleaguered insider who risks everything for the truth. Pacino is suitably tenacious as the once-radical producer Bergman, and Christopher Plummer is excellent as news anchor Mike Wallace. With its brilliant performances and stunning cinematography, THE INSIDER is an emotionally intense film that reveals the consequences of standing up for the truth.

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ProducerMichael Mann, Pieter Jan Brugge

EAN5017188882866

eBay Product ID (ePID)3943113

Product Key Features

ActorHallie Kate Eisenberg, Stephen Tobolowsky, Al Pacino, Rip Torn, Lynne Thigpen, Philip Baker Hall, Christopher Plummer, Russell Crowe, Bruce McGill, Diane Venora, Debi Mazar, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Lindsay Crouse, Colm Feore

Film/TV TitleThe Insider

DirectorMichael Mann

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageArabic\Bulgarian\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Romanian\Swedish

Run Time151 Mins

Release Year2001

FormatDVD

FeaturesInterviews\Interviews, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

ComposerGraeme Revell, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke

Production DesignerBrian Morris

ReviewsNew York Times - ...Mr. Mann has directed THE INSIDER with a pulse-quickening panache that heightens the tension within its story....There are stunningly evocative images here...

ScreenwriterEric Roth, Michael Mann

Costume DesignerAnna Sheppard

Dubbing LanguagesGerman

AuthorMarie Brenner

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

EditorDavid Rosenbloom, William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell

Movie/TV TitleThe Insider

Director of PhotographyDante Spinotti