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The Insider

  • 1999
  • R
  • 2h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
193K
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Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
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A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

  • Director
    • Michael Mann
  • Writers
    • Marie Brenner
    • Eric Roth
    • Michael Mann
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Al Pacino
    • Christopher Plummer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    193K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,518
    198
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writers
      • Marie Brenner
      • Eric Roth
      • Michael Mann
    • Stars
      • Russell Crowe
      • Al Pacino
      • Christopher Plummer
    • 616User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 7 Oscars
      • 23 wins & 58 nominations total

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    "Stay Away from Me"
    Clip 1:27
    "Stay Away from Me"
    "I Think It's Worth It"
    Clip 1:15
    "I Think It's Worth It"
    The Insider
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    Top Cast84

    Russell Crowe
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    • Jeffrey Wigand
    Al Pacino
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    • Lowell Bergman
    Christopher Plummer
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    • Mike Wallace
    Diane Venora
    Diane Venora
    • Liane Wigand
    Philip Baker Hall
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    • Don Hewitt
    Lindsay Crouse
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    • Sharon Tiller
    Debi Mazar
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    • Debbie De Luca
    Stephen Tobolowsky
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    • Eric Kluster
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Richard Scruggs
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Ron Motley
    Gina Gershon
    Gina Gershon
    • Helen Caperelli
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Thomas Sandefur
    Rip Torn
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    • John Scanlon
    Lynne Thigpen
    Lynne Thigpen
    • Mrs. Williams
    Hallie Eisenberg
    Hallie Eisenberg
    • Barbara Wigand
    Michael Paul Chan
    Michael Paul Chan
    • Norman the Cameraman
    Linda Hart
    Linda Hart
    • Mrs. Wigand
    Robert Harper
    Robert Harper
    • Mark Stern
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writers
      • Marie Brenner
      • Eric Roth
      • Michael Mann
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      After filming a scene shot at the school, Russell Crowe pranked young castmates by screaming and ripping out his hair. The realistic gray wig had many fooled and horrified, until the crew and Crowe erupted in laughter.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the film when Mike Wallace refuses to move his chair away from the Sheik, the translator translates Mike's English into Farsi to the Arabic-speaking Hezbollah. Farsi and Arabic are not the same language and usually Persians and Arabs do not understand each other's languages, unless they studied them.
    • Quotes
      • Mike Wallace: Who are these people?
      • Lowell Bergman: Ordinary people under extraordinary pressure, Mike. What the hell do you expect? Grace and consistency?
    • Alternate versions
      The TV version is actually longer than the theatrical version and was extended over two nights. The edit was supervised by director Michael Mann.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Insider/Music of the Heart/Being John Malkovich/Princess Mononoke/Man of the Century (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Tempest
      Written by Lisa Gerrard, Madjid Khaladj and Pieter Bourke
      Performed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke
      Courtesy of 4 AD Limited/Warner Bros. Records Inc.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 5, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Arabic
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • El informante
    • Filming locations
      • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Forward Pass
      • Blue Lion Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,089,912
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,712,361
      • Nov 7, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,289,912
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 37m(157 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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