The insider
- Publication/Creation:
- Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c1999
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- The insider / Touchstone Pictures ; a Mann/Roth production ; a Forward Pass picture ; produced by Michael Mann, Pieter Jan Brugge ; written by Eric Roth & Michael Mann ; directed by Michael Mann
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Mann, Michael, 1943-
Brugge, Pieter Jan
Roth, Eric, 1945-
Pacino, Al, 1940-
Crowe, Russell, 1964-
Plummer, Christopher
Venora, Diane
Hall, Philip Baker, 1931-2022
Crouse, Lindsay
Mazar, Debi
Tobolowsky, Stephen, 1951-
Feore, Colm, 1958-
McGill, Bruce, 1950-
Gershon, Gina
Gambon, Michael
Torn, Rip, 1931-2019
Touchstone Pictures
Forward Pass Productions
Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Historical films
Feature films - Subjects:
- Wigand, Jeffrey S.--Drama
Bergman, Lowell--Drama
Whistle blowing--United States--Drama
Tobacco industry--United States--Drama
Television journalists--United States--Drama
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 minutes producer Lowell Bergman, 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 more.
- Language:
- English
French - Language Note:
- In English with optional French dialogue; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 videodisc (ca. 158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Note:
- DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround stereo., NTSC, widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
- General Note:
- Based on the Vanity fair article: The man who knew too much / by Marie Brenner.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
Special features: theatrical trailer, production featurette with audio commentary with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, "inside a scene," which contains notes to actors, the script, and the actual scene. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editors, William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom ; music, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990000267820302486
- ISBN:
- 0788820591
9780788820595 - OCLC Number:
- 43844636
- Other Identifiers:
- Universal Product Code: 717951007391
- Publisher Number:
- 19298 Touchstone Home Video
- Barcode:
- 010000579374
200000120304
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