The Insider (1999)

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Synopsis
The Insider tells the true story of a man who decided to tell the world what the seven major tobacco companies knew (and concealed) about the dangers of their product. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) was a scientist employed in research for a tobacco firm, Brown and Williamson. Not long after he was fired by Brown and Williamson, Wigand came into contact with Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), a producer for 60 Minutes who worked closely with journalist Mike Wallace (played here by Christopher Plummer). Bergman arranged for Wigand to be interviewed by Wallace for a 60 Minutes expose on the cigarette industry, though Wigand was still bound by a confidentiality agreement not to discuss his employment with the company. Despite Wigand's willingness to talk, CBS pulled his interview from at the last minute after Brown and Williamson threatened a multi-billion dollar lawsuit. The staff of 60 Minutes and CBS News were soon embroiled in an internal struggle over the killing of the story, and Wigand found himself the subject of lawsuits and a smear campaign, without his full story reaching the public. The Insider was directed by Michael Mann and also features Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Debi Mazar, Colm Feore, and Rip Torn. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Michael Paul Chan	Norman the Cameraman
Lindsay Crouse	Sharon Tiller
Russell Crowe	Jeffrey Wigand
Colm Feore	Richard Scruggs
Michael Gambon	Thomas Sandefur
Gina Gershon	Helen Caperelli
Philip Baker Hall	Don Hewitt
Linda Hart	Mrs. Wigand
Debi Mazar	Debbie De Luca
Bruce McGill	Ron Motley
Al Pacino	Lowell Bergman
Christopher Plummer	Mike Wallace
Nestor Serrano	FBI Agent Robertson
Lynne Thigpen	Mrs. Williams
Diane Venora	Liane Wigand
Pete Hamill	N.Y. Times Reporter
Wings Hauser	Tobacco Lawyer
Stephen Tobolowsky	Eric Kluster
Rip Torn	John Scanlon
Cliff Curtis	Sheikh Fadlallah
Hallie Kate Eisenberg	Barbara Wigand
Renee Olstead	Deborah Wigand
Michael Moore	Michael Moore
Robert Harper	Mark Stern

Production Crew

Avi Avivi	Art Director
James Tocci	Art Director
John Kasarda	Art Director
Gusmano Cesaretti	Associate Producer
Kathleen M. Shea	Associate Producer
Bonnie Timmerman	Casting
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
Dante Spinotti	Cinematographer
Michael Waxman	Co-producer
Graeme Revell	Composer (Music Score)
Lisa Gerrard	Composer (Music Score)
Pieter Bourke	Composer (Music Score)
Anna Sheppard	Costume Designer
Michael Mann	Director
David Rosenbloom	Editor
Paul Rubell	Editor
William C. Goldenberg	Editor
Michael Waxman	First Assistant Director
Michael Mann	Producer
Pieter Jan Brugge	Producer
Brian Morris	Production Designer
Eric Roth	Screenwriter
Michael Mann	Screenwriter
Beth Kushnick	Set Designer
Chris Spellman	Set Designer
Darrell L. Wight	Set Designer
Kelly Hannafin	Set Designer
Lynn Christopher	Set Designer
Nancy Haigh	Set Designer
Marie Brenner	Short Story Author
Marie Brenner	Short Story Author
Gregg Baxter	Sound Editor
Gregory King	Sound Editor
Andy Nelson	Sound/Sound Designer
Doug Hemphill	Sound/Sound Designer
Lee Orloff	Sound/Sound Designer
Marjorie Stone McShirley	Supervising Art Director

Genre
Drama

Awards
1999 - Best Actor - Academy
1999 - Best Film (Drama) - Golden Globe
1999 - Best Picture - Academy
1999 - Best Picture - L.A. Film Critics Association
1999 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1999 - Best Picture - Academy
1999 - Best Picture - Academy
1999 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1999 - Best Picture - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1999 - Best Actor - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1999 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1999 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1999 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1999 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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