S3 The Insider 1999

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:01]The Insider, 1999.

[00:00:03]This is the story of a man who told the truth and paid the price.

[00:00:10]In The Insider, Jeffrey Wigand is a scientist who exposed the lies of Big Tobacco.

[00:00:18]He revealed that cigarette companies weren't just hiding the dangers, they were engineering addiction.

[00:00:28]A journalist fought to get Wigand's story on air, battling corporate lawyers, executives, and fear itself.

[00:00:38]Wigand risked his career, his reputation, even his safety, because sometimes the truth demands everything.

[00:00:46]The Insider isn't about smoking, it's about courage, about what happens when one man stands up to a billion-dollar lie. Integrity has a price, and the question this film asks is simple.

[00:01:01]Would you pay it?