The Insider

The Insider

'The Insider' recounts the chain of events that pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry, and dragged two people into the fight of their lives.

Synopsis: Fact-based drama about a tobacco whistle-blower who sacrifices everything to tell his story on 60 Minutes, only to encounter network politics.

Production Year: 
1999
Released: 
Tue, 04/11/2000
Run Time Minutes: 
158
Rating: 
R
Genres: 
Drama
Genres: 
Suspense/Thriller
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-1
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Al Pacino - Lowell Bergman
Actors: 
Russell Crowe - Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
Actors: 
Christopher Plummer - Mike Wallace
Actors: 
Diane Venora - Liane Wigand
Actors: 
Philip Baker Hall - Don Hewitt
Actors: 
Lindsay Crouse - Sharon Tiller
Actors: 
Debi Mazar - Debbie De Luca
Actors: 
Stephen Tobolowsky - Eric Kluster
Actors: 
Colm Feore - Richard Scruggs
Actors: 
Bruce McGill - Ron Motley
Actors: 
Gina Gershon - Helen Caperelli
Actors: 
Michael Gambon - Thomas Sandefur
Actors: 
Rip Torn - John Scanlon
Actors: 
Lynne Thigpen - Mrs. Williams
Actors: 
Hallie Kate Eisenberg - Barbara Wigand
Actors: 
Michael Paul Chan - Norman
Actors: 
Linda Hart - Mrs. Wigand
Actors: 
Robert Harper - Mark Stern
Actors: 
Nestor Serrano - FBI Agent Robertson
Actors: 
Pete Hamill - New York Times Reporter
Actors: 
Wings Hauser - Tobacco Lawyer
Actors: 
Cliff Curtis - Sheikh Fadlallah
Actors: 
Renee Olstead - Deborah Wigand
Actors: 
Michael Moore - Himself
Actors: 
Gary Sandy - Lawyer
Actors: 
Willie C. Carpenter - John Harris
Actors: 
Paul Butler - Charlie Phillips
Actors: 
Jack Palladino - Himself
Actors: 
Megan Odebash - Sandra Sutherland
Actors: 
Roger Bart - Seelbach Hotel Manager
Actors: 
Alan De Satti - Hezbollah Interpreter
Actors: 
Sayed Badreya - Hezbollah Head Gunman
Actors: 
Chris Ufland - Doug Oliver
Actors: 
Douglas McGrath - Private Investigator
Actors: 
Bill Sage - Intense Young Intern
Actors: 
Joseph Hindy - Balbo
Actors: 
Dennis Garber - FBI Agent #1
Actors: 
Tim Grimm - FBI Agent #2
Actors: 
Paul Perri - Geologist/FBI Man
Actors: 
Wanda De Jesus - Geologist/FBI Woman
Actors: 
Robert Brink - Officer Muravchick
Actors: 
V.J. Foster - Bill Felling
Actors: 
James Harper - FBI Agent #3
Actors: 
Eyal Podell - Lowell's Son
Actors: 
Breckin Meyer - Sharon's Son
Actors: 
David Roberson - John Telefarro
Actors: 
Gregg E. Muravchick - Private Security Guard
Actors: 
William P. Bradford - Subpoena Man
Actors: 
David Carr - Local Newscaster
Actors: 
Ann Reskin - Seelbach Hotel Desk Clerk
Actors: 
Claire Slemmer - Edie Magnus
Actors: 
Steve Salge - Dan Rather
Actors: 
Derrick Jones - Mississippi Reporter
Actors: 
Donald F. Burbrink - Brown & Williamson Plainclothes Officer
Actors: 
Vyto Ruginis - Junior Lawyer
Actors: 
George R. Parsons - Brown & Williamson Uniformed Officer
Actors: 
Isodine Loury - Mississippi Court Stenographer
Actors: 
Charlene Bosarge - Mr. Scrugg's Assistant
Actors: 
Saemi Nakamura - Japanese Waitress
Actors: 
Ronal G. Yokley - Police Detective
Actors: 
Bob Lazarus - Stage Manager
Actors: 
Robert J. Ragno Jr. - Photographer
Actors: 
Alvin L. Welch - Judge
Actors: 
Nathan Lewis Hill - Production Assistant
Actors: 
Paula Bisbikos - Mike Wallace's Assistant
Actors: 
Christi Evans - CBS News Producer
Actors: 
Knox White - Soundman
Actors: 
Amy L. Caudill - A Student
Actors: 
Chris Dernovich - Suspicious Golfer
Actors: 
Phil Hawn - Businessman at Airport
Actors: 
Clyde Lee - Himself
Actors: 
Doug Norwood - Photographer
Actors: 
Madeline Peller - Lesley Stahl
Actors: 
Robbie G. Tomlin - Courthouse Press Member (uncredite