The Insider Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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The Insider

Release Date: Friday, November 5, 1999

Director: Michael Mann

Starring: Al Pacino • Russell Crowe • Christopher Plummer • Diane Venora • Philip Baker Hall

R Biography 2 hrs, 37 m

4 / 5.0

69% WILL SEE 31% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: The Insider recounts the chain of events that pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry and dragged two people into the fight of their lives. Al Pacino stars as veteran 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman and Russell Crowe co-stars as the ultimate insider, former tobacco executive Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. When Wigand is fired by his employer -- one of the largest tobacco companies in America -- he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story Bergman is working on regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations. As they soon find out, Corporate America will use all legal means at its disposal to save a billion-dollar-a-year habit. And as the corporate giants soon find out, Bergman and Wigand are honorable men, driven to smoke out the evidence.

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Who stars in The Insider – Cast List

Al Pacino
... Lowell Bergman

Dead Man's Wire, The Ritual
Russell Crowe
... Jeffrey Wigand

Nuremberg, Bear Country
Christopher Plummer
... Mike Wallace

Knives Out, A Beautiful Mind
D
Diane Venora
... Liane Wigand

The Ministers, Stateside
P
Philip Baker Hall
... Don Hewitt

The Last Word, Mr. Popper's Penguins
L
Lindsay Crouse
... Sharon Tiller

Chantilly Bridge
D
Debi Mazar
... Debbie De Luca

Collateral, Entourage
G
Gina Gershon
... Helen Caperelli

Tapawingo, High Rollers

Who is making The Insider – Crew List

A look at The Insider behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Michael Mann last helmed Ferrari and Blackhat. The film's writer Eric Roth last penned Here and Killers of the Flower Moon.