The Insider

 

Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer,
Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse
Touchstone Pictures; Directed by Michael Mann
Rated R; 155 minutes; 1999

  
Based on Marie Brenner's factual Vanity Fair article, "The Man Who Knew Too Much," Russell Crowe stars as Jeffery Wigand, a one-time corporate officer at Brown & Williamson, who has since become a key witness in lung cancer cases against tobacco companies across the country. Al Pacino co-stars as Lowell Bergman, an investigative reporter and "60 Minutes" producer, who got Wigand to tell his story. The network refused to air the piece when Wigand was targeted in a national smear campaign and faced with possible incarceration. Bergman continued to champion Wigand throughout the ordeal and eventually got the segment to air.

 

 "Russell Crowe scores a triumph in his portrayal of Jeffrey Wigand...Al Pacino also gives a forceful performance."
--Stephen Farber, MOVIELINE

"Genuinely riveting."
--Glenn Kenny, PREMIERE
  

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