The real Dr. Jeffrey Wigand and Lowell Bergman meet their on-screen counterparts, Al & Russell

Al Pacino stars as 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman

Christopher Plummer co-stars as legendary newsman Mike Wallace

The Honorable Michael Moore appears as himself

Russell Crowe and Michael Mann in The Insider (1999)

Writer/director Michael Mann with DP Dante Spinotti and an unidentified crew member

Writer/director Michael Mann discusses a scene with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe at an event for The Insider (1999)

Beverly D'Angelo at an event for The Insider (1999)

Hallie Eisenberg at an event for The Insider (1999)

Gina Gershon at an event for The Insider (1999)

Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)

Al Pacino, Philip Baker Hall, and Christopher Plummer in The Insider (1999)

Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, and Hallie Eisenberg in The Insider (1999)

Russell Crowe stars as Dr. Jeffrey Wigand

L to R - Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall), Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) and Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer)

L to R - Debbie De Luca (Debi Mazar), Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall) and Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer) 

Mike Wallace interviews Dr. Jeffrey Wigand