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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Insider_(film)The Insider (film) - Wikipedia

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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, [3] 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.

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0140352The Insider (1999) - Plot - IMDb

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   In Louisville, Kentucky, Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe) packs his belongings and leaves his Brown and Williamson office, returning home to his wife Liane (Venora) and two children, one of whom suffers from acute asthma.

4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0140352The Insider (1999) - IMDb

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   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.

   • 7.8/10 (182K)
   • Genre: Biography, Drama, History

   • Director: Michael Mann
   • Release Date: 1999-11-05

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6. jeffreywigand.com › theinsiderThe Insider - Jeffrey Wigand

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   Jeffrey Wigand (RUSSELL CROWE) was a central witness in the lawsuits filed by Mississippi and 49 other states against the tobacco industry which were eventually settled for $246 billion. Wigand, former head of research for Brown & Williamson, was a top scientist, the ultimate insider.

7. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › insiderThe Insider - Rotten Tomatoes

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   After seeking the expertise of former "Big Tobacco" executive Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), seasoned TV producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) suspects a story lies behind Wigand's reluctance...

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   • Director: Michael Mann

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Al Pacino

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8. www.vulture.com › 2019 › 10The Story Behind The Insider, Michael Mann’s Prophetic Film

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   Oct 30, 2019 · Based on real events that transpired in the mid-1990s, The Insider follows 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman (played by Al Pacino) as he tries to convince ex-tobacco industry scientist Jeffrey...

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   Who played Jeffrey Wigand in 'the insider'?

   • Val Kilmer was considered by Mann for the role of Jeffrey Wigand. Producer Pieter Jan Brugge suggested Russell Crowe and after seeing him in L.A. Confidential, Mann flew Crowe down from Canada where he was on location filming Mystery, Alaska on the actor's one day off and had him read scenes from The Insider screenplay for two to three hours.

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   Who is Jeff Wigand?

   • A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco. Balls-out 60 Minutes Producer Lowell Bergman sniffs a story when a former research biologist for Brown and Williamson, Jeff Wigand, won't talk to him.

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   What happened to Jeffrey Wigand?

   • In Louisville, Kentucky, Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe) packs his belongings and leaves his Brown and Williamson office, returning home to his wife Liane (Venora) and two children, one of whom suffers from acute asthma. When Liane asks about the boxes in Wigand's car, he reveals that he was fired from his job that morning.

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   Is 'the Insider' a good movie?

   • Intelligent, compelling, and packed with strong performances, The Insider is a potent corporate thriller. Superbly shot and edited and boasting impeccable recreations of the 60 Minutes broadcast in which Wigand went public, The Insider matches Heat's intensity while raising the stakes.

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10. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-insider-1999The Insider movie review & film summary (1999) | Roger Ebert

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    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.