The Insider
The Insider
Based on a true story, the producer of the TV current affairs show 60 minutes, played by Al Pacino, and the show's on-air star, Mike Wallace, played by Canadian Christopher Plummer, work to uncover malpractice in the tobacco industry.
After convincing a bribed scientist to "spill the beans" to them on camera, they are forced, by the parent company of CBS (Westinghouse) to make sure that the episode does not air.
After convincing a bribed scientist to "spill the beans" to them on camera, they are forced, by the parent company of CBS (Westinghouse) to make sure that the episode does not air.
| Cast: | Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Lynne Thigpen, Rip Torn, Colm Feore, Roger Bart, Michael Gambon, Hallie Eisenberg, Pete Hamill, Clifford Curtis |
| Director: | Michael Mann |
| Studio: | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Producer(s): | Pieter Jan Brugge |
| Writer(s): | Marie Brenner, Eric Roth |
| Official Site: | movies.go.com/insider/index_flash.html |
