The Insider

Oct 28, 1999

2h 38m

★ 7.5

Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

Mann/Roth Productions

Forward Pass

The Insider Trailers

Cast

Lowell Bergman

Al Pacino

Jeffrey Wigand

Russell Crowe

Mike Wallace

Christopher Plummer

Liane Wigand

Diane Venora

Don Hewitt

Philip Baker Hall

Sharon Tiller

Lindsay Crouse

Debbie De Luca

Debi Mazar

Eric Kluster

Stephen Tobolowsky

Richard Scruggs

Colm Feore

Ron Motley

Bruce McGill

Helen Caperelli

Gina Gershon

Thomas Sandefur

Michael Gambon

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