The Insider

A CBS producer arranges an interview with Hezbollahs founder for 60 Minutes, but faces intimidation, seeks help from a former tobacco executive, exposes the truth to The New York Times, and resigns after the network decides not to air the interview, damaging the shows credibility. The Insider is a 1999 American English-language Biography Drama film featuring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse and Andrea Abreu. The movie is based on The Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie Brenner. The Insider was Produced by Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge. The Insider is written by Eric Roth and Michael Mann and it is directed by Michael Mann. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Insider was released on 5th November 1999 and takes a screen time of 158 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The Insider was made on a budget of $90 million and at the box office it grossed only $60 million. Cinematography was done by Dante Spinotti and editing by William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell and David Rosenbloom. The music was composed by Lisa Gerrard along with Pieter Bourke.