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Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey. It depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistleblower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of the mid-1990s, based on the 2000 nonfiction book The Informant, by journalist Kurt Eichenwald.
- $22 million
- Marvin Hamlisch
- September 18, 2009
Sep 18, 2009 · Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Matt Damon, Lucas McHugh Carroll, Eddie Jemison, Rusty Schwimmer. The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.
- Steven Soderbergh
- 3 min
Sep 20, 2009 · LIANE HANSEN, host: "The Informant" opened in theaters on Friday. Although the movie is sometimes played for laughs, the real story was no laughing matter. It's based on a late-1990s case...
Movie Info. Though a rising star in the ranks of Archer Daniels Midland, Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) suddenly exposes a price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, agreeing to wear a wire and gather...
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- Steven Soderbergh
- R
- Matt Damon
Sep 16, 2009 · If only it were that simple, “The Informant!” might have been a corporate thriller like Michael Mann's “The Insider” (1999), with Russell Crowe as a whistle blower in the tobacco industry. But during the investigation, Whitacre reveals himself as a man of bewildering contradictions.
Summaries. The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre. Mark Whitacre has worked for lysine developing company ADM for many years and has even found his way into upper management.
The Informant! (2009) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Steven Soderbergh. Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification. Produced by. Music by. Marvin Hamlisch. Cinematography by. Steven Soderbergh. ... (as Peter Andrews) Editing by. Stephen Mirrione. Casting By. Carmen Cuba