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The Insider Filming Locations

1999 Movie
Drama Thriller

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposΓ© on Big Tobacco.

Filming Locations Map 19 locations

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Thomas Jefferson, West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 40212, United States of America
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Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino County, California, 92315, United States of America

Michael Mann’s tense true story of a tobacco-industry whistleblower and the journalists who fought to air his story plays out between Louisville, Kentucky and the newsrooms of New York – filmed largely in the real Louisville where the drama began.

Where was The Insider filmed?

The Insider was filmed largely in Louisville, Kentucky, with additional scenes across the United States, including New York.

Every Insider location, explained

1

Louisville, Kentucky

The whistleblower’s world used Louisville, Kentucky, the home of the tobacco company at the story’s centre.

2

New York – the newsroom

The CBS and ’60 Minutes’ scenes used New York.

3

The wider United States

Additional scenes ranged across the US, from California to the Bahamas.

4

The Ohio River country

Scenes used the towns around Louisville, across the river in Indiana.

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Louisville, Kentucky – the real setting of the story – is an accessible, historic river city at the heart of the film.

The Insider Fun Facts

1
Filmed in Louisville Much of the film was shot in the real Louisville, Kentucky.
2
A true story It dramatises the real case of tobacco whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand.
3
A Michael Mann drama The film brought Mann’s intense style to a real-world thriller.
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Pacino and Crowe Al Pacino and Russell Crowe lead the film.
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Seven Oscar nominations The film earned seven Academy Award nominations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where was The Insider filmed?
Largely in Louisville, Kentucky, with additional scenes across the US, including New York.
Is it based on a true story?
Yes – the real case of tobacco whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – Louisville and New York are both accessible.
Who directed The Insider?
Michael Mann.
Who stars in The Insider?
Al Pacino and Russell Crowe.