1999 · 158 min · R

The Insider

Name: The Insider
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1999
Duration: 158 min
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall

Directed by Michael Mann · Drama, Thriller

The Insider (1999) is a Drama film, directed by Michael Mann set in Mississippi during the 1990s. It runs 158 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of power & corruption and betrayal run throughout.

Composer

Lisa GerrardPieter Bourke

Cinematography

Dante Spinotti

Cast

Al PacinoRussell CroweChristopher PlummerDiane VenoraPhilip Baker HallLindsay CrouseDebi MazarStephen Tobolowsky

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Mississippi

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Power & Corruption Betrayal

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

True Story

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The Insider

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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