The insider

DVD 2000

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.

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ISBN:

9780788820595
0788820591

Edition:

Widescreen edition

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby digital 5.1
NTSC
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Notes:

Based on the Vanity fair article: The man who knew too much / by Marie Brenner
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999
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
Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editors, William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosembloom ; music, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround stereo., NTSC, widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Private home use only
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

527395

UPC:

717951007391

Other Authors:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Crouse, Lindsay
Crowe, Russell, 1964-
Feore, Colm, 1958-
Forward Pass Productions
Gambon, Michael
Gershon, Gina
Hall, Philip Baker, 1931-2022
Mann, Michael, 1943-
Mazar, Debi
McGill, Bruce, 1950-
Pacino, Al, 1940-
Plummer, Christopher
Tobolowsky, Stephen, 1951-
Torn, Rip, 1931-2019
Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
Touchstone Pictures
Venora, Diane

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