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A fictionalized account of a true story, it centers on the controversial 60 Minutes segment about Jeffrey Wigand, a whistleblower in the tobacco industry, covering his and CBS producer Lowell Bergman's struggles as they defend his testimony against efforts to discredit and suppress it by CBS and Wigand's former employer.
Jeffrey Wigand : The Insider. The Insider. The motion picture "The Insider" is an accounting of the events leading up to and surrounding Dr. Wigand's "60 Minutes" interview. This content requires the Macromedia Flash Player. Get Flash. View the trailer.
Nov 5, 1999 · The Insider: Directed by Michael Mann. With Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora. 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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- Biography, Drama, Thriller
- Michael Mann
- 1999-11-05
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This movie tells the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a former tobacco executive, who decided to appear on 60 Minutes (1968). As a matter of conscience partially prodded by Producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), he revealed that, the tobacco industry was not only aware that cigarettes are addictive and harmful, but deliberately ...
Nov 5, 1999 · Michael Mann's "The Insider" makes a thriller and expose out of how big tobacco's long-running tissue of lies was finally exposed by investigative journalism. At its center stands Lowell Bergman, a producer for "60 Minutes," the CBS News program where a former tobacco scientist named Jeffrey Wigand spilled the beans.
96% Tomatometer 138 Reviews 90% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings After seeking the expertise of former "Big Tobacco" executive Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), seasoned TV producer Lowell Bergman...
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Al Pacino gives a powerful performance as veteran “60 Minutes” producer Lowell Bergman and Russell Crowe costars 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 ...
