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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.
GenerationofSwine
Jan 14, 2023 · via TMDB
I was drooling when I saw the first preview. the talent involved in this...aaaaahhhhhhh. You just know it's going to be good. And Crowe, who thinks he's the best actor who ever lived actually acted in this. Seeing him actually act is worth it. Many of us believed it was only a legend, but here it is, proof he does have talent somewhere beneath the brass. Pacino, Mann, Plummer, Gabon and you turn around and low and behold Gershon is doing a good job too. It's like a dream cast with a B-Team that rises up to the challenge. I'd give it a 10 if...wait, I can 10 of 10 just because it is a privilege to watch everyone in this film...who cares about the plot even? It could have been the worst story ever written and the cast and director would have saved it. It was like they were doing Richard III. that quality of awesome.
Eky
Jun 16, 2012 · via TMDB
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.
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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
Gary Sandy
Sandefur's Lawyer
Willie C. Carpenter
John Harris
Paul Butler
Charlie Phillips
Roger Bart
Seelbach Hotel Manager
Sayed Badreya
Hezbollah Head Gunman
Chris Ufland
Doug Oliver - FDA
Douglas McGrath
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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
Vincent Foster
Bill Felling
James Harper
FBI Agent #3
Eyal Podell
Lowell's Son
Breckin Meyer
Sharon's Son
David Roberson
John Telefarro
David Clyde Carr
Local Newscaster
Ann Reskin
Seelbach Hotel Desk Clerk
Claire Slemmer
Edie Magnus
Vyto Ruginis
Junior Lawyer
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Waitress
Phil Hawn
Businessman at Airport (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Zane Lamprey
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Robert D. Parham
Lawyer (uncredited)
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Michael Mann
Camera Operator
Dante Spinotti
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Ehab Assal
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Christopher Lawrence
Assistant Costume Designer
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Christopher Lawrence
Costume Design
Graeme Revell
Additional Music
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Mann
Director
Julie Herrin
Second Assistant Director
Fabienne Rawley
Assistant Editor
William Goldenberg
Editor
Gregory Plotkin
First Assistant Editor
Kathleen M. Shea
Associate Producer
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Michael Mann
Producer
Pieter Jan Brugge
Producer
Darren King
Dialogue Editor
David E. Russo
Music Arranger
David E. Russo
Music Programmer
Tom Boyd
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Lisa Gerrard
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Lee Orloff
Production Sound Mixer
Andy Nelson
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Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregory King
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Gregory King
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Craig Barron
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Eric Roth
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Michael Mann
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