The Insider

The Insider

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

1999•2h 38m•7.5/10

DramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(2K)

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

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Production

Touchstone Pictures, Mann/Roth Productions, Forward Pass

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Lowell Bergman

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Jeffrey Wigand

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Mike Wallace

Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Liane Wigand

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Don Hewitt

Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

Sharon Tiller

Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar

Debbie De Luca

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Eric Kluster

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Richard Scruggs

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Ron Motley

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Helen Caperelli

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Thomas Sandefur

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

John Scanlon

Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen

Mrs. Williams

Hallie Eisenberg

Hallie Eisenberg

Barbara Wigand

Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan

Norman the Cameraman

Linda Hart

Linda Hart

Mrs. Wigand

Robert Harper

Robert Harper

Mark Stern

Nestor Serrano

Nestor Serrano

FBI Agent Robertson

Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill

NY Times Reporter

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