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The Insider
Directed by Michael Mann
1999•2h 37m•R•★ 7.9
Biography / Drama / Thriller
Synopsis
A former tobacco research executive decides to blow the whistle on Big Tobacco's chemical manipulation of nicotine, teaming with 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman while facing corporate threats, smear campaigns, and network censorship. Michael Mann's tense journalistic masterpiece starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe.
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DirectorMichael Mann
WriterEric RothMichael Mann
CinematographyDante Spinotti
MusicPieter BourkeLisa Gerrard
Principal Cast
Al PacinoLowell Bergman
Russell CroweJeffrey Wigand
Christopher PlummerMike Wallace
Diane VenoraLiane Wigand
Philip Baker HallDon Hewitt
Lindsay CrouseSharon Tiller
Debi MazarDebbie De Luca
Stephen TobolowskyEric Kluster
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Runtime2h 37m (157 mins)
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DirectorMichael Mann
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Arabic
CountryUS
StudioTouchstone Pictures • Spyglass Entertainment
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