"Warning : Exposing The Truth Can Be Hazardous".

Michael Mann's "The Insider" is a controversial tobacca industry drama, starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Diane Venora, Michael Gambon and Christopher Plummer.

Why 'controversial'? Well, at the time of it's U.S. release in 1999, the film was been generally well received by the movie critics and cinema goers, but at the same was also widely criticised by the people on which the film is based.

Stories of exaggerated circumstances throughout and even some 100% fabricated scenes have been the most frequent lines of complaint. Screenwriters Richard Roth and Michael Mann have defended these changes, pointing out that all of the events in the film *did* take place but perhaps at differing times and at alternative locations.

Despite earning a record number of Oscar® nominations for a Michael Mann project, the film ended up with none at all.

Trivia..

1. The French title of the film is: "Revelations".
2. Most of the promotional material for the film was based on the design of a cigarette packet.

Bonus Material..

• Promotional leaflet from Australia
• Photographs taken on the set of "The Insider"

Shopping..

• Buy the Soundtrack CD (amazon.co.uk)
• Buy the Region 2 DVD (amazon.co.uk)

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