- The Arab material in this film sits entirely in its opening sequence, set in Lebanon: a 60 Minutes producer arranges an on-camera interview with Sheikh Fadlallah, the founder of Hezbollah, and armed men around the sheikh crowd the room while the correspondent and crew set up. The film then moves to the United States for its tobacco-industry story.
The Insider (1999)
film · 1999 film directed by Michael Mann
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Arabic, Japanese, Persian
- Distributors
- InterCom, Netflix, Disney+
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Genres
- biographical film, thriller film, drama film
- Cast
- Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora