A former tobacco executive, fired by his employer, becomes a paid consultant for a story regarding unethical practices within that controversial industry.
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When Dr. Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer -- one of the largest tobacco companies in America -- he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story 60-Minutes producer Lowell Bergman is working on 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 much, much more. As they soon find out, Corporate America will use all legal means at its disposal to save a billion-dollar-a-year habit. And as the corporate giants soon find out, Bergman and Wigand are honorable men, driven to smoke out the evidence.
Cast and crew
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Michael Mann
Director, Writer -
Russell Crowe
Jeffrey Wigand -
Al Pacino
Lowell Bergman -
Christopher Plummer
Mike Wallace -
Diane Venora
Liane Wigand -
Philip Baker Hall
Don Hewitt -
Lindsay Crouse
Sharon Tiller -
Debi Mazar
Debbie De Luca -
Stephen Tobolowsky
Eric Kluster -
Colm Feore
Richard Scruggs -
Bruce McGill
Ron Motley -
Gina Gershon
Helen Caperelli -
Michael Gambon
Thomas Sandefur -
Rip Torn
John Scanlon -
Lynne Thigpen
Mrs. Williams -
Hallie Eisenberg
Barbara Wigand -
Michael Paul Chan
Norman the Cameraman -
Linda Hart
Mrs. Wigand -
Robert Harper
Mark Stern -
Nestor Serrano
FBI Agent Robertson -
Pete Hamill
NY Times Reporter -
Wings Hauser
Tobacco Lawyer -
Cliff Curtis
Sheikh Fadlallah -
Renee Olstead
Deborah Wigand -
Mike Moore
Michael Moore -
Gary Sandy
Lawyer (Sandefur's) -
Marie Brenner
Writer -
Eric Roth
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Michael MannDirectors
Studio
Touchstone PicturesStudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
1999Released year
Age rating
Duration
2 h 37 minDuration
Genres
DramaGenres
Writers
Marie BrennerEric Roth
Michael Mann
Writers
Eric Roth
Michael Mann
Size
9.34 GB (1080p HD)4.96 GB (720p HD)
3.32 GB (SD)
Size
4.96 GB (720p HD)
3.32 GB (SD)
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |