The Insider / The Insider
DVD info
Title: The Insider
Original Title: The Insider
IMDb / Disneyinfo:   
Country: United States United States
Region: R1-US
NTSC / PAL: NTSC
Category: Live Action
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Release Date: ???
Year: 1999
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1, 16x9
Length: 158 Minutes
Packaging: Black DVD keepcase
Insert: Yes
Number of DVD's: 1
Chapters: 30
Dolby Digital 5.1: English
Subtitles: English Closed Captions
Production: Touchstone Pictures, Forward Pass, Blue Lion Entertainment, Digital Image Associates, Kaitz Productions, Mann/Roth Productions, Spyglass Entertainment
Distribution: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
ISBN: 0-7888-2059-1
UPC: 717951007391
Catalog Number: 19298-2
Spine Number: Keepcase = 19298-2
DVD: ???
Mint Marks Sample: ???
Synopsis
"Shocking!" — The Washington Post

"Two Thumbs Up!" — Roger Ebert & The Movies

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. Academy Award®-winner Al Pacino (Any Given Sunday, The Devil's Advocate) gives a powerful performance as veteran 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman, and Russell Crowe (L.A. Confidential, Mystery, Alaska) co-stars as the ultimate insider, former tobacco executive Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. When Wigand is fired by his employer — one of the largest tobacco companies in America — he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story Bergman is working on regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations, and much, much more.

As they soon find out, Corporate America will use all legal means at their disposal to save a billion-dollar-a-year habit. And as the corporate giants soon find out, Bergman and Wigand are honorable men, driven to smoke out the evidence.

Also starring Christopher Plummer (Malcolm X) as anchor Mike Wallace and Gina Gershon (Face/Off), The Insider will chill you with its cold, hard edge — and thrill you with its unbelievable twists and turns.
Cast
Original Other
Al Pacino - Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe - Jeffrey Wigand
Christopher Plummer - Mike Wallace
Diane Venora - Liane Wigand
Philip Baker Hall - Don Hewitt
Lindsay Crouse - Sharon Tiller
Debi Mazar - Debbie De Luca
Stephen Tobolowsky - Eric Kluster
Colm Feore - Richard Scruggs
Bruce McGill - Ron Motley
Gina Gershon - Helen Caperelli
Michael Gambon - Thomas Sandefur
Rip Torn - John Scanlon
Lynne Thigpen - Mrs. Williams
Hallie Eisenberg - Barbara Wigand
Michael Paul Chan - Norman the Cameraman
Linda Hart - Mrs. Wigand
Robert Harper - Mark Stern
Nestor Serrano - FBI Agent Robertson
Pete Hamill - NY Times Reporter
Wings Hauser - Tobacco Lawyer
Cliff Curtis - Sheikh Fadlallah (as Clifford Curtis)
Renee Olstead - Deborah Wigand
Mike Moore - Michael Moore (as Michael Moore)
Gary Sandy - Sandefur's Lawyer
Willie C. Carpenter - John Harris
Paul Butler - Charlie Phillips
Jack Palladino - Jack Palladino
Megan Odebash - Sandra Sutherland (as Megan Odabash)
Roger Bart - Seelbach Hotel Manager
Alan Desatti - Hezbollah Interpreter (as Alan DeSatti)
Sayed Badreya - Hezbollah Head Gunman
Chris Ufland - Doug Oliver - FDA
Douglas McGrath - Private Investigator (as Doug McGrath)
Bill Sage - Intense Young Intern
Joseph Hindy - Baldo the Editor
Dennis Garber - FBI Agent #1
Tim Grimm - FBI Agent #2
Paul Perri - Geologist / FBI Man
Wanda De Jesus - Geologist / FBI Woman
Robert Patrick Brink - Policeman (as Robert Brink)
V.J. Foster - Bill Felling
James Harper - FBI Agent #3
Eyal Podell - Lowell's Son
Breckin Meyer - Sharon's Son
David Roberson - John Telefarro
Gregg E. Muravchick - Private Security Guard
William P. Bradford - Subpoena Man (as William P. Bradford II)
David Clyde Carr - Local Newscaster (as David Carr)
Ann Reskin - Seelbach Hotel Desk Clerk
Claire Slemmer - Edie Magnus
Steve Salge - Dan Rather
Derrick Jones - Mississippi Reporter
Donald F. Burbrink - B & W Male Security Officer (as Donald F. Burbrink II)
Vyto Ruginis - Junior Lawyer
George R. Parsons - B & W Uniformed Security Officer
Isodine Loury - Mississippi Court Stenographer
Charlene Bosarge - Mr. Scruggs' Assistant
Saemi Nakamura - Japanese Waitress
Ronal G. Yokley - Police Detective
Bob Lazarus - Stage Manager
Robert J. Ragno Jr. - New Media Photographer (as Robert Ragno Jr.)
Alvin L. Welch - Judge
Nathan Lewis Hill - Production Assistant
Paula Bisbikos - Mike Wallace's Assistant
Christi Evans - CBS News Producer
Knox White - Soundman (as Knox Grantham White)
Amy L. Caudill - A Student
Cara Briese - A Student (uncredited)
Brian Canberg - Attorney on Street (uncredited)
David C. Fisher - Tobacco Executive (uncredited)
J.B. Flinn - Man with Drink (uncredited)
Phil Hawn - Businessman at Airport (uncredited)
Tom Jones - Teenager in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Zane Lamprey - Man at Airport (uncredited)
Don Langley - Patron (uncredited)
Clyde Lee - Self (uncredited)
Vin Morreale Jr. - Al Pacino's Double (uncredited)
Robert D. Parham - Lawyer (uncredited)
Roger Phenix - TV Camera Crew at Trial (uncredited)
Scott Ritcher - Courthouse Press Member (uncredited)
Ted Speaker - New Orleans murder scene onlooker (uncredited)
Robbie G. Tomlin - Courthouse Press Member (uncredited)
Susan Wagner - CBS Reporter (uncredited)
Bonusmateriaal
• Theatrical Trailer
• Production Featurette — Audio Commentary With Al Pacino And Russell Crowe
• Inside A Scene
Chapters
1. Opening Credits / Lebanon
2. Bad News
3. Interview In South Beirut
4. The Anonymous Package Arrives
5. Search For A Consultant
6. Meeting At The Seelbach
7. Don't Talk
8. Lowell Confronts Jeff
9. Looking For An Angle
10. Starting A New Life
11. Who's Outside?
12. Moment Of Decision
13. Cards On The Table
14. A Legal Loophole
15. Terror At Home
16. The First Taped Interview
17. Heightened Security
18. A New Gag Order
19. Deposition In Mississippi
20. Tortious Interference
21. An Abridged Version Of The Show
22. Skeletons In The Closet
23. Damage Control
24. Paying The Highest Price
25. All The News That's Fit To Print
26. Other Considerations
27. A Legacy Betrayed
28. Victory, At What Cost?
29. Calling It Quits
30. End Credits
Trailers
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Easter Egg
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Extra Info
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