It was directed by jim mcbride and written by nicholas meyer based upon the book field of blood by gerald seymour. Informant disambiguation the informer disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the informant. The film is based on the 2000 non fiction book the informant by journalist kurt eichanwald and tells the reallife story of mark whitacre, a whistleblowing executive who informed on the dirty tricks of the agricultural company he worked for. The film is based on the eponymous autobiography by robert mazur, a u. I film da guardare su raiplay lista aggiornata a gennaio 2020. Although the movie is sometimes played for laughs, the real story was no laughing matter. Trailer 2009 the trailer for the informant what was mark whitacre thinking. A mysterious man william mcinnes works as a police informant for a federal agency. In this gripping drama, an ira rocket specialist is captured after assassinating a judge. A charismatic turn by star matt damon and a consistently ironic tone boost this quietly funny satire about a corporate whistleblower. A documentary on radical leftwing activist turned fbi informant, brandon darby. Coming to it on its own terms however this is an engaging story told with a comic air that works and makes the film as entertaining as it is interesting. It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as described in the 2000 nonfiction.
He is cornered by his creditors, so he agrees to become a paid informant for the french customs to report drug. National catholic register there are so many twists and turns to steven soderberghs deceptively lighthearted dark comedy the informant. An exconvict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison. He ended up with a prison sentence three times longer than any of the criminal executives he exposed. Mcinnes plays a suburban dad who works as a police informant for a federal investigative agency. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. The informant, attori, regista e riassunto del film aforismi meglio. The characters background is shrouded in mystery, with intelligence officers seeking to uncover the truth about his past by working with him. Gregory jacobs, jennifer fox, michael jaffe, howard braunstein, kurt eichenwald. See the full list of the informant cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Mark whitacre matt damon, biochimico di successo dellarcher daniels midland. Customs special agent, who in the 1980s helped bust pablo escobars moneylaundering organization by going undercover as a corrupt businessman.
The informant is a nonfiction whitecollar crime book written by journalist kurt eichenwald and published in 2000 by random house. A n exclamation mark on the end of a title is a worrying sign. The only film with access to darby since his public confession, informant meticulously constructs a picture of his life before and after the death threats through interviews and tense. Mark whitacre, biochimico di successo dellarcher daniels. Con matt damon, scott bakula, joel mchale, melanie lynskey, frank welker, patton oswalt. The case was unusual, what with whitacre having manic depression and the numerous twists and turns, so. Director julien leclercqs tale of a snitch working for the french border patrol has a smart premise, but fails to. With brandon darby, scott crow, lisa fithian, caroline heldman. Unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal pricefixing activities of his company, whitacre gradually adopts the idea that hes a true secret agent. Lionel bart doubled the pain with two, for his 1965 robin hood stage musical twang. Paris a promising pitch and a catchy setting make for a rather mediocre movie in the informant gibraltar, director julien leclercqs followup to his kinetic 2010 actioner, the assault. Nellarco di tre anni ha realizzato ben cinque film, completamente diversi.
A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. With matt damon, tony hale, patton oswalt, lucas mchugh carroll. It documents the mid1990s lysine pricefixing conspiracy case and the involvement of archer daniels midland executive mark whitacre, inspiring a film adaptation starring matt damon as whitacre. With joel kinnaman, rosamund pike, common, mateusz kosciukiewicz. Director julien leclercqs tale of a snitch working for the french border patrol has a smart premise. When financial pressures escalate, marc duval gilles lellouche, mesrine, a frenchman expatriated to gibraltar, becomes a spy for french customs on the. Il film ha ottenuto 2 candidature a golden globes, 1 candidatura a critics choice award, in italia al box office the informant.
Mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u. While were about it, it is also a film that catches steven. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre matt damon suddenly turns whistleblower. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey. With william mcinnes, anita hegh, leeanna walsman, don christopher.
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