The Insider

(touchstone) Release Date: November 5, 1999 Director: Michael Mann Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall Plot: Based on a true story about a CBS 60 Minutes-episode in 1994 on malpractices in the tobacco industry, that was not aired because CBS parent company Westinghouse objected. Pacino plays the 60 Minutes producer. Website: www.theinsider-themovie.com/