When does The Insider come out in Spain?

The Insider hits Spanish cinemas on February 11, 2000.

How much did The Insider gross?

The Insider grossed $60.3M worldwide on a budget of $90.0M.

What is The Insider based on?

The Insider is based on The Man Who Knew Too Much, by Marie Brenner.

Where was The Insider filmed?

The Insider was filmed in New York City, The Bahamas.

The Insider

Name: The Insider
Director: Michael Mann
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1999-10-28
Duration: 2 h 37 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall

1999

Become a fan of its genres:

7.5/10

Release Date

28/10/1999

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

96%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

78%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

85%

Two men determined to tell the truth ... no matter the cost.

Jeffrey Wigand is a chemist who heads the scientific research department at Brown & Williamson, an American tobacco company. He has a good salary and a family, and his professional life seems stable. Meanwhile, Lowell Bergman, producer of CBS's 60 Minutes, tries to convince Hezbollah founder Sheikh Fadlallah to grant an interview to Mike Wallace. During the preparations, Bergman and Wallace face armed, hostile bodyguards who try to intimidate them and derail the meeting. They refuse to give up an inch.

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Facts about The Insider

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Spain releaseFebruary 11, 2000

Worldwide premiereOctober 28, 1999

Runtime2 h 37 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThe Insider

CountryUnited States

Production companiesTouchstone Pictures, Mann/Roth Productions, Forward Pass

Budget$90.0M

Worldwide box office$60.3M

Box office returnx0.7 Box office flop

Based onThe Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie Brenner

Trailer views51K

More ratings

4.1/5Letterboxd76/100Trakt8.3/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Insider

1total awards

7total nominations

Oscars 7 nom.

Awards won

—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

2000Academy Award for Best Picture
2000Academy Award for Best Actor
2000Academy Award for Best Director
2000Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2000Academy Award for Best Film Editing
2000Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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2000Academy Award for Best Sound

The Insider Cast

Al PacinoLowell Bergman

Russell CroweJeffrey Wigand

Christopher PlummerMike Wallace

Diane VenoraLiane Wigand

Philip Baker HallDon Hewitt

Lindsay CrouseSharon Tiller

Debi MazarDebbie De Luca

Stephen TobolowskyEric Kluster

Colm FeoreRichard Scruggs

Bruce McGillRon Motley

Gina GershonHelen Caperelli

Michael GambonThomas Sandefur

Rip TornJohn Scanlon

Lynne ThigpenMrs. Williams

Hallie EisenbergBarbara Wigand

Michael Paul ChanNorman the Cameraman

Linda HartMrs. Wigand

Robert HarperMark Stern

Nestor SerranoFBI Agent Robertson

Pete HamillNY Times Reporter

Wings HauserTobacco Lawyer

Cliff CurtisSheikh Fadlallah

Renee OlsteadDeborah Wigand

Michael MooreMichael Moore

Gary SandySandefur's Lawyer

Willie C. CarpenterJohn Harris

Paul ButlerCharlie Phillips

Jack PalladinoJack Palladino

Megan OdebashSandra Sutherland

Roger BartSeelbach Hotel Manager

Alan DesattiHezbollah Interpreter

Sayed BadreyaHezbollah Head Gunman

Chris UflandDoug Oliver - FDA

Douglas McGrathPrivate Investigator

Bill SageIntense Young Intern

Joseph HindyBaldo the Editor

Dennis GarberFBI Agent #1

Tim GrimmFBI Agent #2

Paul PerriGeologist / FBI Man

Wanda De JesusGeologist / FBI Woman

Robert Patrick BrinkPoliceman

Vincent FosterBill Felling

James HarperFBI Agent #3

Eyal PodellLowell's Son

Breckin MeyerSharon's Son

David RobersonJohn Telefarro

Gregg E. MuravchickPrivate Security Guard

William P. BradfordSubpoena Man

David Clyde CarrLocal Newscaster

Ann ReskinSeelbach Hotel Desk Clerk

Claire SlemmerEdie Magnus

Steve SalgeDan Rather

Derrick JonesMississippi Reporter

Donald F. BurbrinkB & W Male Security Officer

Vyto RuginisJunior Lawyer

George R. ParsonsB & W Uniformed Security Officer

Isodine LouryMississippi Court Stenographer

Charlene BosargeMr. Scruggs' Assistant

Saemi NakamuraJapanese Waitress

Ronal G. YokleyPolice Detective

Bob LazarusStage Manager

Robert J. Ragno Jr.Photographer - New Media

Alvin L. WelchJudge

Nathan Lewis HillProduction Assistant

Paula BisbikosMike Wallace's Assistant

Christi EvansCBS News Producer

Knox WhiteSoundman

Amy L. CaudillA Student

Cara BrieseStudent (uncredited)

Phil HawnBusinessman at Airport (uncredited)

Spencer KaydenWoman at Airport (uncredited)

Zane LampreyMan at Airport (uncredited)

Don LangleyPatron (uncredited)

Clyde LeeClyde Lee (uncredited)

Robert D. ParhamLawyer (uncredited)

Roger PhenixTV Camera Crew at Trial (uncredited)

Scott RitcherCourthouse Press Member (uncredited)

Brian CanbergAttorney on Street (uncredited)

J.B. FlinnMan with Drink (uncredited)

Tom JonesTeenager in Cafeteria (uncredited)

Ted SpeakerNew Orleans Murder Scene Onlooker (uncredited)

Robbie G. TomlinCourthouse Press Member (uncredited)

Susan WagnerCBS Reporter (uncredited)

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Cast of The Insider by the numbers

50average cast age in years

24years of age gap between the leads

24%women in the cast

26%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Russell Crowe, age 35 at release. The oldest: Christopher Plummer, at 70.

Cast ages at release

Al Pacino59 years old
Russell Crowe35 years old
Christopher Plummer70 years old
Diane Venora47 years old
Philip Baker Hall68 years old
Lindsay Crouse51 years old
Debi Mazar35 years old
Stephen Tobolowsky48 years old
Colm Feore41 years old
Bruce McGill49 years old

Cast heights

1.83 mNestor Serrano
1.83 mMichael Gambon
1.79 mRussell Crowe
1.78 mRip Torn
1.68 mAl Pacino
1.66 mGina Gershon
1.65 mDebi Mazar
1.65 mDiane Venora

Cast nationalities

United States 8Canada 1Ireland 1Australia 1

Crew

AddressMichael Mann
WritingEric Roth, Michael Mann
MusicPieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard
PhotographyDante Spinotti
EditingWilliam Goldenberg, David Rosenbloom, Paul Rubell
Production designBrian Morris
Costume designAnna B. Sheppard, Christopher Lawrence
CastingBonnie Timmermann, Yael Aviv
Visual effectsChris Watts, Jerry Pooler
ProductionPieter Jan Brugge, Michael Mann

Trivia about The Insider

For the deposition scene, the filmmakers used the real courtroom in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where the original testimony was taken.

To convince in the role, Russell Crowe gained 18 kilos and sat through two hours of makeup, in addition to learning Japanese and calligraphy.

The film grossed 60.3 million dollars worldwide, well below its 90 million budget.

Joe Roth, then president of Disney, compared the film to hauling a refrigerator up a hill on your back.

Quentin Tarantino included The Insider on his list of the 20 greatest films released since 1992, the year he became a director.

In 2006, Premiere magazine ranked Crowe's performance number 23 on its list of the 100 greatest performances of all time.

Michael Mann wanted Mike Wallace to play himself, but the planned meeting with the journalist never happened because Wallace left the hotel before the director arrived; Christopher Plummer ultimately took the role.

Mike Wallace rejected the film because he felt it overdramatized CBS's decision not to air the report on Jeffrey Wigand, according to Lowell Bergman, producer of "60 Minutes" and consultant on the film.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)

What it's about The Insider

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What The Insider is called in other countries

It was released in 31 countries, each in its own language.

SpainEl dilema
FranceRévélations
GermanyInsider
ItalyDietro la verità
MexicoEl Informante
BrazilO Informante
PortugalO Informador
Japanインサイダー
South Korea인사이더
China惊曝内幕
RussiaСвой человек
BulgariaВътрешен човек

See the remaining 19 countries

CroatiaProbuđena savjest
Czechiansider: Muž, který věděl příliš mnoho
FinlandSisäpiirissä
Hong Kong驚爆內幕
HungaryA bennfentes
Iranنفوذی (افشاگر)
IsraelHa-Makkor
LithuaniaInformatorius
PolandInformator
RomaniaScandal în industria tutunului
Saudi Arabiaالمطلع
SerbiaПробуђена савест
SlovakiaMuž, ktorý vedel priveľa
SwedenInsider
Taiwan奪命煙幕
Thailandคดีโลกตะลึง
TurkeyKöstebek
UkraineСвоя людина
VietnamNội Gián

Where it was filmed The Insider

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by The Insider

You'd better take a good look, because I'm getting two things: pissed off and curious.
Will you tell him that when I conduct an interview, I sit anywhere I damn please!
What do I tell the next source when the next tough story comes along, huh? 'Hang in with us, you'll be ok maybe'? What got broken here doesn't go back together.
Fame has a fifteen minute half-life. Infamy lasts a little longer.
I'm Lowell Bergmann, I'm from 60 Minutes. You know, you take the "60 Minutes" out of that sentence, nobody returns your phone call.
I never left a source hang out to dry, ever! Abandoned! Not 'till right fucking now. When I came on this job I came with my word intact. I'm gonna leave with my word intact. Fuck the rules of the game!

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