The Insider is a 1999 film based on the true story of a 60 Minutes television series segment, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. The 60 Minutes story originally aired in November 1995 in an altered form because of objections by CBS’ then-owner, Laurence Tisch, who also controlled Lorillard Tobacco. The story was later aired on February 4, 1996. … The movie was adapted by Eric Roth and Michael Mann from the Vanity Fair magazine article "The Man Who Knew Too Much" by Marie Brenner. It was directed by Mann. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. … AFI’s 100 Years…100 Heroes and Villains: Jeffrey Wigand – Nominated Hero (1) Directed by Michael Mann – Produced by Pieter Jan Brugge and Michael Mann – Written by Eric Roth – Starring Al Pacino (Lowell Bergman), Russell Crowe (Jeffrey Wigand), Christopher Plummer (Mike Wallace) – Music by Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard, Graeme Revell – Cinematography Dante Spinotti – Editing by William Goldenberg, David Rosenbloom, Paul Rubell – Studio Spyglass Entertainment – Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. Trivia: www.imdb.com – fair use – (1) en.wikipedia.org
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