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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...

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Uniform Title:Insider (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Touchstone Pictures, Forward Pass Productions, Touchstone Home Video (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Mann, Michael, 1943-, Brugge, Pieter Jan, Roth, Eric, 1945-, Pacino, Al, 1940-, Crowe, Russell, 1964-, Plummer, Christopher, Venora, Diane, Hall, Philip Baker, 1931-, Crouse, Lindsay, Mazar, Debi, Tobolowsky, Stephen, 1951-, Feore, Colm, 1958-, McGill, Bruce, 1950-, Gershon, Gina, Gambon, Michael, Torn, Rip, 1931-2019
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:In English with optional French dialogue; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : [1999]
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Wigand, Jeffrey S. > Drama.
Bergman, Lowell > Drama.
Whistle blowing > United States > Drama.
Tobacco industry > United States > Drama.
Television journalists > United States > Drama.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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.
Item Description:Based on the Vanity fair article: The man who knew too much / by Marie Brenner.
Originally released as motion picture.
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.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround stereo.; NTSC; widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editors, William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosembloom ; music, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke.
ISBN:0788820591