The Insider Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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.

Biography Drama Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Insider.

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  Al Pacino

  ... Lowell Bergman

  The Ritual, Billy Knight

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  Russell Crowe

  ... Jeffrey Wigand

  Nuremberg, Kraven the Hunter

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  Christopher Plummer

  ... Mike Wallace

  The Last Full Measure, Up

• D
  Diane Venora

  ... Liane Wigand

  The Ministers, Stateside

• P
  Philip Baker Hall

  ... Don Hewitt

  Mr. Popper's Penguins, Bad Words

• L
  Lindsay Crouse

  ... Sharon Tiller

  Chantilly Bridge

• D
  Debi Mazar

  ... Debbie De Luca

  Lovelace, Collateral

• G
  Gina Gershon

  ... Helen Caperelli

  High Rollers, Borderlands

Crew Behind the Film

The The Insider behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Michael Mann last directed Ferrari and Blackhat. The film's writer Eric Roth last wrote Here and Killers of the Flower Moon.

Director

Michael Mann

Screenwriters

Eric Roth
Michael Mann

Producer

Michael Mann

Production Details

What we know about the The Insider movie production.

Key Facts

• Although the film "The Insider" is based on a true story, certain events depicted in the film have been fictionalized for dramatic effect.

Production Updates for The Insider

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed The Insider movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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