Insider (DVD) (UK Import)

Directed by Michael Mann

Starring: 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, Robert Harper
Contributors: Michael Mann, Pieter Jan Brugge, Eric Roth, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Dante Spinotti
Studio: Disney Live Action
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Subtitles: Italian, Polish
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 24 Feb 2025
Originally Issued: 1999
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 151 minutes

Description

Russell Crowe and Al Pacino star in this drama co-written and directed by Michael Mann. '60 Minutes' producer Lowell Bergman (Pacino) contacts biochemist Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe), a former employee of tobacco giant Brown & Williamson, after being anonymously sent some damning documents regarding the company's activities. Wigand reveals that the company were aware their product contained dangerously high levels of nicotine - likely to cause cancer - and agrees to be interviewed for Bergman's programme.

As a result of this, Wigand is placed under increasing pressure to keep quiet; he receives numerous death threats, he becomes the victim of a smear campaign and his marriage begins to disintegrate. With pressure mounting on all sides, both men begin to wonder if their efforts to speak the truth will be in vain. The cast also includes Christopher Plummer, Michael Gambon and Diane Venora.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus