“Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.”
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Al Pacino
Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe
Jeffrey Wigand
Christopher Plummer
Mike Wallace
Diane Venora
Liane Wigand
Philip Baker Hall
Don Hewitt
Lindsay Crouse
Sharon Tiller
Debi Mazar
Debbie De Luca
Stephen Tobolowsky
Eric Kluster
Colm Feore
Richard Scruggs
Bruce McGill
Ron Motley
The Insider is a drama, thriller film released in 1999 exploring themes of newspaper, research, politics, spy, journalism, interview. Directed by Michael Mann, it stars Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer. 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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