Insider, The
The true story of tobacco industry whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand, the former head of development at the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. who went public on CBS-TV''s "60 Minutes" as an industry informant.
"60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman championed Wigand''s cause and after many obstacles managed to have the segment aired. The relationship between the two men developed around their struggle to reveal the truth despite personal and professional hardships.
Directed by
Michael Mann
Cast
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
Gina Gershon - Helen Caperelli
Michael Gambon - Thomas Sandefur
Production Co.
Forward Pass, Inc.
Blue Light Productions
Mann/Roth Productions
Produced by
Michael Waxman
Gusmano Cesaretti
Michael Mann
Pieter Jan Brugge
Studio
Touchstone Films
Writer
Michael Mann
Marie Brenner
Eric Roth
Music
Lisa Gerrard
