Movie · drama, thriller
The Insider
1999 · 2h 38m · R
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What is it about? The Insider
Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.
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. Themes: newspaper, research, politics, spy, journalism, interview.
Cast and crew The Insider
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Creators
- Directed byMichael Mann
- ScreenplayEric Roth
- ScreenplayMichael Mann
- MusicPieter Bourke
- MusicLisa Gerrard
- CinematographyDante Spinotti
- EditingWilliam Goldenberg
- EditingDavid Rosenbloom
- EditingPaul Rubell
Full cast and crew83 cast members, 370 crew
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 · Williams
- Hallie Eisenberg · Barbara Wigand
- Michael Paul Chan · Norman the Cameraman
- Linda Hart · 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 · Michael Moore
- Gary Sandy · Sandefur's Lawyer
- Willie C. Carpenter · John Harris
- Paul Butler · Charlie Phillips
- Jack Palladino · 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
- Wanda De Jesus · Geologist
Crew:
- Pieter Jan Brugge · Producer
- Pieter Bourke · Original Music Composer
- Michael Mann · Producer
- Michael Mann · Director
- Lisa Gerrard · Original Music Composer
- William Goldenberg · Editor
- Dante Spinotti · Director of Photography
- David Rosenbloom · Editor
- Paul Rubell · Editor
- Bonnie Timmermann · Casting
- Anna B. Sheppard · Costume Design
- Brian Morris · Production Design
- Christopher Lawrence · Costume Design
- Yael Aviv · Casting
- Eric Roth · Writer
- Michael Mann · Writer
Trailer The Insider
ENThe Insider (1999) Original Trailer [HD]August 26, 2023
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Details The Insider
- Premiere
- October 28, 1999, United States
- First theatrical release
- October 28, 1999
- Release in the US
- November 5, 1999
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- Touchstone Pictures, Mann/Roth Productions, Forward Pass
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $90M
- Worldwide gross
- $60.3M
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Insider?
2h 38m (158 minutes).
Who’s in The Insider?
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, and Bruce McGill. Directed by Michael Mann.
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