The Insider (film)

The Insider
The Insider
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Mann
Written by	Eric Roth; Michael Mann;
Based on	"The Man Who Knew Too Much"; by Marie Brenner
Produced by	Michael Mann; Pieter Jan Brugge;
Starring	Al Pacino; Russell Crowe; Christopher Plummer; Diane Venora; Philip Baker Hall; Lindsay Crouse; Debi Mazar;
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	William Goldenberg; Paul Rubell; David Rosenbloom;
Music by	Lisa Gerrard; Pieter Bourke;
Production; companies	Touchstone Pictures; Spyglass Entertainment; Forward Pass;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	November 5, 1999;
Running time	158 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$68–90 million
Box office	$60.3 million

The Insider is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Mann and Eric Roth, based on Marie Brenner's 1996 Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much". The film stars Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Bruce McGill, Diane Venora and Michael Gambon.

A fictionalized account of a true story, it centers on the controversial 60 Minutes segment about Jeffrey Wigand, a whistleblower in the tobacco industry, covering his and CBS producer Lowell Bergman's struggles as they defend his testimony against efforts to discredit and suppress it by CBS and Wigand's former employer.

Although not a box-office success, The Insider received acclaim from critics, who praised Crowe's portrayal of Wigand and Mann's direction. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Russell Crowe).