Directed by:
Michael MannCinematography:
Dante SpinottiCast:
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill (more)Plots(1)
Al Pacino gives a powerful performance as veteran 60 MINUTES producer Lowell Bergman and Russell Crowe co-stars as the ultimate insider, former tobacco executive Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. When Wigand is fired by his employer -- one of the largest tobacco companies in America -- he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story Bergman is working on regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations, and much, much more. As they soon find out, Corporate America will use all legal means at its disposal to save a billion-dollar-a-year habit. And as the corporate giants soon find out, Bergman and Wigand are honorable men, driven to smoke out the evidence. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Al Pacino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996803_3ab8a2.jpg)
Al Pacino
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Russell Crowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/781/164781022_f94653.jpg)
Russell Crowe
New Zealand
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Gladiator (2000)
![Christopher Plummer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437896_ada33d.jpg)
Christopher Plummer
Canada
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
My Brother Tom (1986) (TV movie)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
![Diane Venora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414873_2b1c7e.jpg)
Diane Venora
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
The Insider (1999)
Bird (1988)
![Philip Baker Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269375_410985.jpg)
Philip Baker Hall
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
The Rock (1996)
Enemy of the State (1998)
![Lindsay Crouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414856_21261f.jpg)
Lindsay Crouse
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Places in the Heart (1984)
The Insider (1999)
![Debi Mazar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/616/162616367_fc044c.png)
Debi Mazar
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Doors (1991)
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
![Stephen Tobolowsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/680/162680735_a6b3f5.png)
Stephen Tobolowsky
USA
Best movies:
Memento (2000)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Groundhog Day (1993)
![Colm Feore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/354/164354148_2f55ec.png)
Colm Feore
USA
Best movies:
Changeling (2008)
Guns (2008) (TV movie)
Face Off (1997)
![Bruce McGill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/541/162541750_cea807.png)
Bruce McGill
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Cinderella Man (2005)
A Perfect World (1993)
![Gina Gershon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267437_6fcaae.jpg)
Gina Gershon
USA
Best movies:
Face Off (1997)
The Insider (1999)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
![Michael Gambon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/089/168089247_xr2eyl.jpg)
Michael Gambon
Ireland
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Rip Torn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269185_f1f9bb.jpg)
Rip Torn
USA
Best movies:
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Men in Black (1997)
Hercules (1997)
Lynne Thigpen
USA
Best movies:
Running on Empty (1988)
Tootsie (1982)
The Insider (1999)
![Hallie Kate Eisenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272160_2510c1.jpg)
Hallie Kate Eisenberg
USA
Best movies:
The Insider (1999)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
The Miracle Worker (2000) (TV movie)
![Michael Paul Chan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440696_7fc3cd.jpg)
Michael Paul Chan
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Maverick (1994)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
![Linda Hart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274764_4e73f6.jpg)
Linda Hart
USA
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
The Insider (1999)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
![Nestor Serrano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274017_ce746c.jpg)
Nestor Serrano
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
The Negotiator (1998)
The Insider (1999)
![Wings Hauser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/583/164583260_98c597.jpg)
Wings Hauser
USA
Best movies:
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
The Insider (1999)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
![Cliff Curtis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324477_e1f498.jpg)
Cliff Curtis
New Zealand
Best movies:
Once Were Warriors (1994)
The Piano (1993)
Blow (2001)