MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Mann
Genres: Drama
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The Insider tells the true story of a man who decided to tell the world what the seven major tobacco companies knew (and concealed) about the dangers of their product. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell_Crowe) was a scientist employed in research for a tobacco firm, Brown and Williamson. Not long after he was fired by Brown and Williamson, Wigand came into contact with Lowell Bergman (Al_Pacino), a producer for 60_Minutes who worked closely with journalist Mike_Wallace (played here by Christopher_Plummer). Bergman arranged for Wigand to be interviewed by Wallace for a 60_Minutes expose on the cigarette industry, though Wigand was still bound by a confidentiality agreement not to discuss his employment with the company. Despite Wigand's willingness to talk, CBS pulled his interview from at the last minute after Brown and Williamson threatened a multi-billion dollar lawsuit. The staff of 60_Minutes and CBS News were soon embroiled in an internal struggle over the killing of the story, and Wigand found himself the subject of lawsuits and a smear campaign, without his full story reaching the public. The Insider was directed by Michael_Mann and also features Diane_Venora, Philip_Baker_Hall, Debi_Mazar, Colm_Feore, and Rip_Torn. Mark Deming, Rovi

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