The Insider (1999)

The Insider is a 1999 American drama film directed by Michael Mann. It is based on Marie Brenner's 1996 Vanity Fair story "The Man Who Knew Too Much", which was adapted by Eric Roth and Mann into a screenplay. It is based on a 60 Minutes report on Jeffrey Wigand, a tobacco industry whistleblower, and CBS producer Lowell Bergman's battles to defend his evidence against efforts by CBS and Wigand's former company to discredit and suppress it.

The Insider was lauded for Crowe's portrayal of Wigand and Mann's directing, despite the film's failure at the box office. In 2006, Premiere ranked Crowe's performance #23 of the 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.[Eric Roth and Michael Mann won the Humanitas Prize in the Feature Film category in 2000. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Russell Crowe).

Detailed Information:

Directed by: Michael Mann

Starring: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora

Release date: November 5, 1999
Running time: 158 minutes