| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Al Pacino |
Lowell Bergman
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| Russell Crowe |
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
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| Christopher Plummer |
Mike Wallace
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| Diane Venora |
Liane Wigand
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| Philip Baker Hall |
Don Hewitt
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| Lindsay Crouse |
Sharon Tiller
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| Debi Mazar |
Debbie De Luca
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| Stephen Tobolowsky |
Eric Kluster
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| Colm Feore |
Richard Scruggs
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| Bruce McGill |
Ron Motley
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| Michael Paul Chan |
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| Michael Gambon |
Thomas Sandefur
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| Gina Gershon |
Helen Caperelli
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| Rip Torn |
John Scanlon
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| Lynne Thigpen |
Mrs. Williams
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| Hallie Kate Eisenberg |
Barbara Wigand
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Thriller |
| Director |
Michael Mann |
| Producer |
Michael Mann; Pieter Jan Brugge; Gusmano Cesaretti |
| Writer |
Michael Mann; Eric Roth; Marie Brenner |
| Studio |
Buena Vista |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
2 hr 37 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
7.9 |
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| Plot |
| Based on a true story. Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) works for "60 Minutes." He realizes that Jeff Wigand (Russell Crowe), former tobacco executive, has a story to tell. Wigand wants to talk because the truth weighs on his conscience, but he had signed a confidentiality agreement and is pressured from his company to remain silent. He evenutally agrees to an on-camera interview with Mike Wallace for CBS' "60 Minutes." The interview reveals that the tobacco industry was indeed aware of the addictive and harmful nature of cigarettes and that they were working on making them even more addictive. There is a struggle between the tobacco companies trying to keep Wigand quiet and the network being afraid to broadcast such a story at fear of being sued. |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Koop |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Layers |
Single side, single layer |
| UPC |
717951007391 |
| Chapters |
30 |
| Release Date |
4/11/00 |
| Subtitles |
English (Closed Captioned) |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] |
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