The Insider

The Insider

158 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 28, 1999

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

The Insider

158 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 28, 1999

The Insider
Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Spyglass Entertainment, Forward Pass, Kaitz Productions, Mann/Roth Productions, Touchstone Pictures
Original title The Insider
Directors Michael Mann, Michael Waxman, Julie Pitkanen, Eva Z. Cabrera
Writers Eric Roth, Michael Mann, Marie Brenner

Cast

Al Pacino

as Lowell Bergman

Russell Crowe

as Jeffrey Wigand

Christopher Plummer

as Mike Wallace

Diane Venora

as Liane Wigand

Philip Baker Hall

as Don Hewitt

Lindsay Crouse

as Sharon Tiller

Debi Mazar

as Debbie De Luca

Stephen Tobolowsky

as Eric Kluster

Colm Feore

as Richard Scruggs

Bruce McGill

as Ron Motley

Gina Gershon

as Helen Caperelli

Michael Gambon

as Thomas Sandefur

Rip Torn

as John Scanlon

Lynne Thigpen

as Mrs. Williams

Hallie Eisenberg

as Barbara Wigand

Michael Paul Chan

as Norman the Cameraman

Linda Hart

as Mrs. Wigand

Robert Harper

as Mark Stern

Nestor Serrano

as FBI Agent Robertson

Pete Hamill

as NY Times Reporter

Wings Hauser

as Tobacco Lawyer

Cliff Curtis

as Sheikh Fadlallah

Renee Olstead

as Deborah Wigand

Michael Moore

as Michael Moore

Gary Sandy

as Sandefur's Lawyer

Willie C. Carpenter

as John Harris

Paul Butler

as Charlie Phillips

Jack Palladino

as Jack Palladino

Megan Odebash

as Sandra Sutherland

Roger Bart

as Seelbach Hotel Manager

Sayed Badreya

as Hezbollah Head Gunman

Chris Ufland

as Doug Oliver - FDA

Douglas McGrath

as Private Investigator

Bill Sage

as Intense Young Intern

Joseph Hindy

as Baldo the Editor

Dennis Garber

as FBI Agent #1

Tim Grimm

as FBI Agent #2

Paul Perri

as Geologist / FBI Man

Wanda De Jesus

as Geologist / FBI Woman

Robert Patrick Brink

as Policeman

V.J. Foster

as Bill Felling

James Harper

as FBI Agent #3

Eyal Podell

as Lowell's Son

Breckin Meyer

as Sharon's Son

David Roberson

as John Telefarro

David Clyde Carr

as Local Newscaster

Vyto Ruginis

as Junior Lawyer

Saemi Nakamura

as Japanese Waitress

Knox White

as Soundman

David C. Fisher

as Tobacco Executive (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

as Businessman at Airport (uncredited)

Zane Lamprey

as Man at Airport (uncredited)

Robert Malone

as Businessman at Airport (uncredited)

Vin Morreale Jr

as Al Pacino's Double (uncredited)

Robert D. Parham

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Roger Phenix

as TV Camera Crew at Trial (uncredited)