The insider
By: Touchstone Pictures presents ; a Mann/Roth production ; a Forward Pass picture ; produced by Michael Mann, Pieter Ian Brugge ; written by Eric Roth & Michael Mann ; directed by Michael Mann
Contributors: Crowe, Russell, 1964-; Plummer, Christopher; Venora, Diane; Hall, Philip Baker; Crouse, Lindsay; Mazar, Debi; Toblowsky, Stephen; Feore, Colm; McGill, Bruce, 1950-; Gershon, Gina; Gambon, Michael; Torn, Rip, 1931-; Brenner, Marie; Gerrard, Lisa; Bourke, Pieter; Touchstone Pictures; Forward Pass Productions
Edition: Widescreen format.
Publisher: Touchstone Home Video; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Burbank, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Drama; Whistle blowing; Tobacco industry
Description: Recounts the chain of events that occured after Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, a former tobacco executive, revealed the fact that he had proof that cigarettes are addictive, contrary to the claims of the big tobacco companies.
Notes: Based on the Vanity Fair article "The man who knew too much" by Marie Brenner.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.

"Enhanced for 16x9 televisions"--Container.

Includes theatrical trailer, production featurette, audio commentary with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, and Inside a scene.

Director of photogrpahy, Dante Spinotti, edited by William Goldberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom ; music by Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke.

Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Toblowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gerson, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD player required; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; region 1.

Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English.

Closed-captioned.