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7.5

The Insider

R·1999·158m

Drama

Thriller

Drama

Thriller

Summary

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

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 Eisenberg

Barbara Wigand

Michael Paul Chan

Norman the Cameraman

Linda Hart

Mrs. Wigand

Robert Harper

Mark Stern

Nestor Serrano

FBI Agent Robertson

Pete Hamill

NY Times Reporter

Wings Hauser

Tobacco Lawyer

Cliff Curtis

Sheikh Fadlallah

Renee Olstead

Deborah Wigand

Michael Moore

Gary Sandy

Sandefur's Lawyer

Willie C. Carpenter

John Harris

Paul Butler

Charlie Phillips

Jack Palladino

Megan Odebash

Sandra Sutherland

Roger Bart

Seelbach Hotel Manager

Alan Desatti

Hezbollah Interpreter

Sayed Badreya

Hezbollah Head Gunman

Chris Ufland

Doug Oliver - FDA

Douglas McGrath

Private Investigator

Bill Sage

Intense Young Intern

Joseph Hindy

Baldo the Editor

Dennis Garber

FBI Agent #1

Tim Grimm

FBI Agent #2

Paul Perri

Geologist / FBI Man

Wanda De Jesus

Geologist / FBI Woman

Robert Patrick Brink

Policeman

Vincent Foster

Bill Felling

James Harper

FBI Agent #3

Eyal Podell

Lowell's Son

Breckin Meyer

Sharon's Son

David Roberson

John Telefarro

Gregg E. Muravchick

Private Security Guard

William P. Bradford

Subpoena Man

David Clyde Carr

Local Newscaster

Ann Reskin

Seelbach Hotel Desk Clerk

Claire Slemmer

Edie Magnus

Steve Salge

Dan Rather

Derrick Jones

Mississippi Reporter

Donald F. Burbrink

B & W Male Security Officer

Vyto Ruginis

Junior Lawyer

George R. Parsons

B & W Uniformed Security Officer

Isodine Loury

Mississippi Court Stenographer

Charlene Bosarge

Mr. Scruggs' Assistant

Saemi Nakamura

Japanese Waitress

Ronal G. Yokley

Police Detective

Bob Lazarus

Stage Manager

Robert J. Ragno Jr.

Photographer - New Media

Alvin L. Welch

Judge

Nathan Lewis Hill

Production Assistant

Paula Bisbikos

Mike Wallace's Assistant

Christi Evans

CBS News Producer

Knox White

Soundman

Amy L. Caudill

A Student

Cara Briese

Student (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

Businessman at Airport (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden

Woman at Airport (uncredited)

Zane Lamprey

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Don Langley

Patron (uncredited)

Clyde Lee

Clyde Lee (uncredited)

Robert D. Parham

Lawyer (uncredited)

Roger Phenix

TV Camera Crew at Trial (uncredited)

Scott Ritcher

Courthouse Press Member (uncredited)

Brian Canberg

Attorney on Street (uncredited)

J.B. Flinn

Man with Drink (uncredited)

Tom Jones

Teenager in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Ted Speaker

New Orleans Murder Scene Onlooker (uncredited)

Robbie G. Tomlin

Courthouse Press Member (uncredited)

Susan Wagner

CBS Reporter (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Michael Mann

Screenplay

Eric Roth

Story

Marie Brenner

Reviews

Eky

June 16, 2012

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 here plays excellently as a hero who tries to fight for his freedom as it is taken away when he has to deal with corporate criminals. Al Pacino performs well as usual in his role as an investigating journalist named Lowell Bergman. Mann attractively packed this 2,5 hour long crime drama with a variety of careful analysis so that this film is away from boring.